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vi. A Yankee in Canada, therefore, has been grouped under the head of Excursions, and the miscellaneous papers, new and old, have been brought into one volume, to which also Mr. Emerson's biographical sketch is prefixed. The Letters, it should be observed, are not now included among Thoreau's works, but are reserved for separate and extended publication. Wherever there are interesting facts to be noted regarding the writings they are presented in Introductory Notes. Each volume is provided with a separate index, and a General Index in the final volume brings together references to Thoreau's scattered observations. Care has been taken also to verify, whenever it has been possible, the many poetical quotations.

Three portraits, each a distinct contribution to a knowledge of Thoreau's appearance, accompany the edition. The origin of each is explained in a prefatory note to the volume containing it.


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 * September, 1893.