Wild Apples

Wild Apples is a collection of essays written by Henry David Thoreau, originally published in 1862. The book is a celebration of the beauty and diversity of wild apples, and Thoreau's love for them is evident throughout. Thoreau explores the history and mythology surrounding apples, as well as their practical uses and cultural significance. He describes the different varieties of wild apples he encounters on his walks through the New England countryside, and muses on their unique flavors and characteristics. Along the way, Thoreau shares his thoughts on nature, agriculture, and the human relationship with the natural world. He laments the loss of wild spaces and the encroachment of civilization on the landscape, and advocates for a simpler, more sustainable way of life. Wild Apples is a charming and insightful book that combines Thoreau's love of nature with his keen observational skills and philosophical musings. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the natural world and the human experience.So much for the more civilized apple-trees (urbaniores, as Pliny calls them). I love better to go through the old orchards of ungrafted apple-trees, at whatever season of the year, --so irregularly planted: sometimes two trees standing close together; and the rows so devious that you would think that they not only had grown while the owner was sleeping, but had been set out by him in a somnambulic state. The rows of grafted fruit will never tempt me to wander amid them like these. But I now, alas, speak rather from memory than from any recent experience, such ravages have been made!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