Wild Apples Manuscripts

Wild Apples ManuscriptsThoreau's "Wild Apples" first appeared in The Atlantic Monthly in November of 1862. The story begins with a short history of the apple tree, tracing its path from ancient Greece to America. Thoreau saw the apple as a perfect mirror of man, and eloquently lamented where they were both heading. Though his words were written more than 150 years ago, they live on today as a reminder of the need to preserve what is wild. Thoreau wrote, "our wild apple is

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Earring wires made of nickel/lead-free antiqued brass

and at the Morgan Library & Museum from January 24 to May 25

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Gracing the cover of this journal is an image from the deluxe Psalter of Gerard de Dainville

Speaking Volumes presents a fascinating selection of books in both public and private collections whose individual histories tell surprising and illuminating stories

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excavated caves and assembled architectural fragments and fossils to realise their gardens in a way that was often thought to be excessive

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