The Readers' Thoreau | Peyton Bell | Activity https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/members/peytonebell/activity/ Activity feed for Peyton Bell. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:24:17 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 4ad48c5dde0cbd6596a6bda7a8ef7088 Peyton Bell posted an update: “House-Warming” reminds the reader of a very important cav […] https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/activity/p/826022/ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 23:46:10 -0500 “House-Warming” reminds the reader of a very important caveat to Thoreau’s overall prescription of a slower and more thoughtful life spent in nature: one must devote oneself to some hard work in order to enjoy a fuller sort of peace. Henry David Thoreau marks himself as starkly disapproving of the working man’s toilsome devotion to his wage. H…[Read more]

]]> 0 c77b808f424840d0e8721fb6c57c4d12 Peyton Bell posted an update: "Economy" Henry David Thoreau’s criticism of the social p […] https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/activity/p/825989/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:47:19 -0500 “Economy”
Henry David Thoreau’s criticism of the social prioritization of fashion above the content of one’s character is surely a fittingly biting remark against the most superficial of today’s dressers, but it unfairly chastises the vast majority of the population who simply enjoy feeling appropriately dressed for the occasion of daily life.…[Read more]

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