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"A Strange, Wild Land, Permeated by Sea and Wind": Esther Forbes in Thoreau's Tracks on Cape Cod.

The author focuses on references to writer Henry David Thoreau in the works of author Esther Forbes. Forbes wrote a profile of Thoreau in her article "Up and Down the Sandy Shores of Cape Cod," which includes elements that appear in her novel "O Genteel Lady!" The author discusses characters in "O G...

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Published in:Concord Saunterer Vol. 14; pp. 74 - 90
Main Author: Ljungquist, Kent P.
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Thoreau Society 2006
Subjects:
Forbes, Esther Louise, 1891-1967
O Genteel Lady! (Book)
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
Literary characters
American literature
Literary criticism
Cape Cod (Mass.)
Massachusetts
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Summary:The author focuses on references to writer Henry David Thoreau in the works of author Esther Forbes. Forbes wrote a profile of Thoreau in her article "Up and Down the Sandy Shores of Cape Cod," which includes elements that appear in her novel "O Genteel Lady!" The author discusses characters in "O Genteel Lady!" and the influence of Thoreau's trip to Cape Cod on Forbes' work.