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25 February 1858, Thursday; 7:30 p.m.
Concord, Massachusetts; Brick or Centre School House, High School Room
"An Excursion to the Maine Woods"
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NARRATIVE OF EVENT: According to the records of
the Concord Lyceum, "D. H. Thoreau lectured [on], or ‘told the story’ of,
his excursion into Maine last summer." Thoreau’s lecture was the last of twelve
in the season’s course (MassLyc, p. 173). Surprisingly, although some twenty
years had passed since David Henry changed his name to Henry David, Thoreau is here still
listed as "D. H. Thoreau" by the secretary of the Lyceum in his own hometown,
John Brown, Jr.
ADVERTISEMENTS, REVIEWS, AND
RESPONSES: None known.
DESCRIPTION OF TOPIC: See
lecture 57 above. |