Month: February 2015

The Journal of Henry David Thoreau – Volume 3

The winter of 1851–52 was a period of loneliness for Thoreau. His friendship with both Waldo and Lidian Emerson continued to deteriorate, a situation he regretted with a measure of bitterness. Thoreau writes often in this volume of his longing for close friendship and laments his personal coldness although he continued to see his friend Ellery Channing, taking long walks with him and his dog, furthering what would be the most lasting friendship of Thoreau’s life.