Footprints on the Sea-Shore (From "Twice Told Tales")
Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1837
A reflective essay or sketch by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1837 as part of "Twice Told Tales," describing a solitary day's ramble along the sea-shore, where the narrator finds renewal in solitude and muses on nature, memory, and the passing of time.
Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.
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