02641cam a22003493u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000037001122450052001492640051002013000047002523360026002993370026003253380036003515000031003875080048004185201450004665340045019166530043019616530071020046530047020756530057021226530053021798560042022329990017022748089UtSlPG20260610133217.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHawthorne, Nathaniel,d1804-186410aPassages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-05-01  aProduced by Tapio Riikonen and David Widger  a"Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a collection of personal reflections and observations, likely penned in the early to mid-19th century. This work comprises extracts from Hawthorne’s private letters, mainly detailing his experiences at Brook Farm, a utopian community he briefly joined, and his thoughts on nature, community, and labor. Through these writings, Hawthorne shares insights into the daily life and struggles of a farmer, along with deeper philosophical musings on labor, society, and personal identity.  The opening portion of the book introduces readers to Hawthorne's rustic experience at Brook Farm, where he finds himself amidst the harsh realities of agricultural life, describing it with humor and a sense of introspection. He poetically reflects on the tranquility of the natural surroundings while simultaneously grappling with the challenges of farming, such as milking cows and performing manual labor. As he interacts with fellow community members and the various animals on the farm, he infuses his narrative with a blend of whimsy and melancholy, which reveals his ongoing contemplation about the societal ideals of communal living contrasted against the tangible labor that accompanies it. Through this lens, the reader gains insight into the complexities of Hawthorne's character and his views on human experience in rural life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aNew England -- Social life and customs  aHawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 -- Homes and haunts -- New England  aHawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 -- Diaries  aAuthors, American -- Homes and haunts -- New England  aNew England -- Intellectual life -- 19th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8089  c50074d50074