Dear Mr. Thoreau, by Claire Russell. Fomite, 2020. Paperback, 151 pp. This is the fictional story of an eleven-year-old girl, Mary Bright, who pens a letter to Henry Thoreau, and he responds in kind. The book is comprised of their correspondence. We witness Mary becoming a young woman and that her friendship with Henry deepens over the years. Humor and drama are there, and life in the 19th century between these two people, one fictional, one historical, with a little bit of Ellery Channing thrown in for good measure. The author will SIGN THIS BOOK for the winning bidder.
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