Wild Apples by Henry David Thoreau

The work is a collection of essays that explore the relationship between nature and human experience. It examines the idea that wildness is essential to the human spirit and that it can be found in the natural world. The essays discuss the importance of preserving wilderness areas and the need for humans to reconnect with nature.

By Henry David Thoreau · First published 1863 · Genre: Nature Writing, Essay, Philosophy · 9 chapters

Contents

• The History of the Apple-Tree
• The Wild Apple
• The Crab
• How the Wild Apple Grows
• The Fruit, and its Flavor
• Their Beauty
• The Naming of Them
• The Last Gleaning
• The "Frozen-Thawed" Apple

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• The Service (1902)
• La vida sin fundamentos (1862)
• Walking (1854)
• A Plea for Captain John Brown (1859)
• Cape Cod (1865)
• Canoeing in the Wilderness (1868)
• Paradise (to be) Regained (1847)
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