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Burroughs, John. Holograph criticism (incomplete) of Thoreau. Unsigned, undated.

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Henry David Thoreau collection

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Series II. Manuscript Material about Henry David Thoreau

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Title
Burroughs, John. Holograph criticism (incomplete) of Thoreau. Unsigned, undated.
Names
Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 (Collector)
Collection

Henry David Thoreau collection

Series II. Manuscript Material about Henry David Thoreau

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1882 (Approximate)
Place: [n.p.]
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Thoreau
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Burroughs
Shelf locator: m.b. Burroughs Holographs A - M
Topics
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
Genres
Manuscripts
Essays
Notes
Date: First published in The Century, July 1882.
Ownership: Owen D. Young
Content: 3 written sides. Fragment of essay "Henry D. Thoreau," starting: "If there is little or no felicitous seeing in Thoreau, there is felicitous description: he does not see what another would not, but he describes what he sees as few others can; his happy literary talent makes up for the poverty of his observation." Typed transcript. 1 leaf.
Physical Description
Extent: 3 leaves
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520476
MSS Unit ID: 19098
Accession number: 209807B
Other local Identifier: 4881909
Other local Identifier: 0b862a90-1fc0-0130-2abb-58d385a7bbd0
Other local Identifier: Berg Coll MSS Burroughs m.b.
Archives EAD ID: 949817
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0b862a90-1fc0-0130-2abb-58d385a7bbd0
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  • 1837: Creator Born
  • 1882: Created
  • 1921: Creator Died
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Burroughs, John. Holograph criticism (incomplete) of Thoreau. Unsigned, undated." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1882. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e44ad120-771b-0132-7e5e-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Burroughs, John. Holograph criticism (incomplete) of Thoreau. Unsigned, undated." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e44ad120-771b-0132-7e5e-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1882). Burroughs, John. Holograph criticism (incomplete) of Thoreau. Unsigned, undated. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e44ad120-771b-0132-7e5e-58d385a7bbd0

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Burroughs, John. Holograph criticism (incomplete) of Thoreau. Unsigned, undated.