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Spring in Literature

Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal. The snows of winter melt away, flowers bloom, and all the world seems new again. Read about how writers have employed the theme of Spring.

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Burning Daylight - Jack London
Read "Burning Daylight," by Jack London. "Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring."

Spring - Walden - Henry David Thoreau
Read "Spring," by Henry David Thoreau.

Spring Offensive - Wilfred Owen
Read "Spring Offensive," by Wilfred Owen.

Spring Quiet - Christina Rosetti
Read "Spring Quiet," by Christina Rosetti (1830-1894).

The Country Doctor
Read "The Country Doctor," by Honre de Balzac. "On a lovely spring morning in the year 1829, a man of fifty or thereabouts was wending his way on horseback along the mountain road that leads to a large village near the Grande Chartreuse."

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The Echoing Green - William Blake
Read "The Echoing Green," by William Blake.

The Human Seasons - John Keats
Read "The Human Seasons," by John Keats.

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