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Dreamthorp

Alexander, 1830?-1867 Smith

271 pages~5 hr 24 min read14 chapters$4.99
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Retire to an imagined village and think at leisure. Alexander Smith's Dreamthorp gathers meditative essays on writing, the seasons, and the quiet life of the mind, written from a place where the world slows down. Graceful, wise, and companionable prose. Settle into a book made for long, reflective evenings.

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14 chapters

  1. 1DREAMTHORP
  2. 2DREAMTHORP ON THE WRITING OF ESSAYS OF DEATH AND THE FEAR OF DYING WILLIAM DUNBAR A LARK'S FLIGHT CHRISTMAS MEN OF LETTERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF A MAN TO HIMSELF A SHELF IN MY BOOKCASE GEOFFREY CHAUCER BOOKS AND GARDENS ON VAGABONDS
  3. 3DREAMTHORP
  4. 4ON THE WRITING OF ESSAYS
  5. 5OF DEATH AND THE FEAR OF DYING
  6. 6WILLIAM DUNBAR
  7. 7A LARK'S FLIGHT
  8. 8CHRISTMAS
  9. 9MEN OF LETTERS
  10. 10ON THE IMPORTANCE OF A MAN TO HIMSELF
  11. 11A SHELF IN MY BOOKCASE
  12. 12GEOFFREY CHAUCER
  13. 13BOOKS AND GARDENS
  14. 14ON VAGABONDS
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