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This title represents a compilation of epistolary works and memorial documents, a traditional format used throughout literary and historical scholarship to preserve and present significant correspondence and commemorative writings. Such collections typically serve as valuable resources for understanding the thoughts, relationships, and historical contexts of notable figures. The specific attribution and complete scope of this collection cannot be determined from the partial title provided. more

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Jane Welsh Carlyle
Jane Welsh Carlyle

Jane Welsh Carlyle was a Scottish writer and social critic. She is best known for her correspondence with her husband, the famous essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle, which provides a unique insight into the intellectual and social circles of her time. Her own writing, while less well-known, reflects her sharp wit and insightful observations on the human condition. more

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“Be a half-assed crusader, a part-time fanatic. Don't worry to much about the fate of the world. Saving the world is only a hobby. Get out there and enjoy the world, your girlfriend, your boyfriend, husbands wives; climb mountains, run rivers, get drunk, do whatever you want to do while you can, before it's too late.”

“We either have wild places or we don't. We admit the spiritual-emotional validity of wild, beautiful places or we don't. We have a philosophy of simplicity of experience in these wild places or we don't. We admit an almost religious devotion to the clean exposition of the wild, natural earth or we don't.”

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