1. Fire at Concord home

    · Ralph Waldo Emerson House, Concord, Massachusetts, United States

    Fire at Concord home
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    A fire damaged Emerson’s Concord home and effectively ended his regular public lecturing career. The quote establishes Emerson’s home as the fire site; his presence there that day is supported by the immediately following account that he called for help from neighbors.

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