28 March 1853, Monday
Concord, Massachusetts
Portions of "Walden; or, Life in the Woods"

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In a letter to Higginson dated 30 March 1853, Alcott wrote, "Last Sunday I was at Emersons and found the sage in fine spirits: on Monday Thoreau read me parts of ‘The Walden Life’ which you will be pleased to learn is now printing for us, and its publick" (Alcott, Letters, p. 165).