Our Friend John Burroughs

""Our Friend John Burroughs"" is a book written by Clara Barrus, which is a memoir of her relationship with the famous American naturalist and writer, John Burroughs. The book provides a detailed account of their friendship and the various experiences they shared together. Clara Barrus was a physician and a writer herself, and she became friends with Burroughs after treating him for an illness. The book is a collection of letters exchanged between the two friends, along with personal anecdotes and stories of their travels and adventures. It also includes some of Burroughs' own writings, which provide insights into his thoughts and ideas about nature and life. The book is a tribute to the enduring friendship between two remarkable individuals and a celebration of the beauty and wonder of the natural world. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the life and work of John Burroughs and the history of American literature.We are coming more and more to like the savor of the wild and the unconventional. Perhaps it is just this savor or suggestion of free fields and woods, both in his life and in his books, that causes so many persons to seek out John Burroughs in his retreat among the trees and rocks on the hills that skirt the western bank of the Hudson. To Mr. Burroughs more perhaps than to any other living American might be applied these words in Genesis: ""See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed""--so redolent of the soil and of the hardiness and plenitude of rural things is the influence that emanates from him.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.