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CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. 1 Brook Farm, by John Thomas Codman The Project Gutenberg EBook of Brook Farm, by John Thomas Codman Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing this or any other Project Gutenberg eBook. This header should be the first thing seen when viewing this Project Gutenberg file. Please do not remove it. Do not change or edit the header without written permission. Please read the "legal small print," and other information about the eBook and Project Gutenberg at the bottom of this file. Included is important information about your specific rights and restrictions in how the file may be used. You can also find out about how to make a donation to Project Gutenberg, and how to get involved. **Welcome To The World of Free Plain Vanilla Electronic Texts** **eBooks Readable By Both Humans and By Computers, Since 1971** *****These eBooks Were Prepared By Thousands of Volunteers!***** Title: Brook Farm Author: John Thomas Codman Release Date: April, 2005 [EBook #7932] [Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on June 2, 2003] Edition: 10 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII, with a few ISO-8859-1 characters *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BROOK FARM *** Tiffany Vergon, Joshua Hutchinson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. BROOK FARM HISTORIC AND PERSONAL MEMOIRS BY JOHN THOMAS CODMAN CONTENTS Brook Farm, by John Thomas Codman 2 CHAPTER I. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BROOK FARM MOVEMENT Transcendentalism; Explained by Mr. Ripley, The Proposition, Members of the Transcendental Club The first Persons at the Community Constitution and Laws; Articles of Agreement Description of Mr. Ripley, Mr. Pratt, Mr. Dwight, Mrs. Ripley, Mr. Dana, Mr. Bradford, Hawthorne and Others. CHAPTER I. 3 CHAPTER II. THE SECOND DEVELOPMENT Thoughts on Reorganization Fourier on Social Code Mr. Ripley's Action Progress of Society Theories by Fourier, etc Closing of the Transcendental Period Reorganization, and the Industrial Period. CHAPTER II. 4 CHAPTER III. PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND DESCRIPTIONS Departure from Boston, and Arrival at the Farm Description of the Place Attica Personal Occupations, etc The Wild Flowers. CHAPTER III. 5 CHAPTER IV. THE INDUSTRIAL PERIOD Descriptions of Members: The "General,"; Ryckman, Blake, Drew, Orvis, Cheevers William H. Charming, and Albert Brisbane, S. Margaret Fuller Ralph W. Emerson Theodore Parker and Mr. Ripley's Joke. CHAPTER IV. 6 CHAPTER V. THE RUSH AND HUM OF LIFE AND WORK Many Visitors An Odd Visitor The Groups and Series, etc The Workshop My first Spring Death and Funeral The Amusement Group, Dances, Walks and first Summer. CHAPTER V. 7 CHAPTER VI. THE "HARBINGER," AND VARIOUS SUBJECTS The Harbinger Published; Editors and Contributors, Its Characteristics and Effect The Industrial Phalanx The Phalanstery A Financial Report The Grahamites, and their Table John Allen and Boy The Visitation of Small-pox. CHAPTER VI. 8 CHAPTER VII. MY SECOND SPRING Resumption of Building The Crowded Conditions Gardener's Department Prince Albert Jumping the Brook Retrenchment The Doves The Gardener The Position of Woman in Association The Right to Vote The Wedding Lizzie Curson Our Young Folks. CHAPTER VII. 9 CHAPTER VIII. THE DRAMA AND IMPORTANT LETTERS The Play in the Shop The Associative Movement Rev. Adin Ballou's Letter Mr. Brisbane's, and Mr. Ripley's Letters Mr. Pratt's Departure The Great Party Cyclops. CHAPTER VIII. 10 [...]... labor, bidding adieu to the farm, he found himself back in Boston There were other interests that carried him there, for we find that in the next year he married Sophia Peabody of Salem, Mass Critics have said that the Brook Farm life was hurtful to his genius He never once intimated it, but said afterwards to Emerson that he was "almost sorry he did not stay with the Brook Farmers and see it out to... who can command influence and means with an interest to continue the experiments in social science, along lines laid out with more or less clearness by the Brook Farmers CHAPTER XIV J T C 17 CHAPTER I 18 CHAPTER I THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BROOK FARM MOVEMENT Early in the present century, New England was the centre of progressive religious thought in America A morbid theology had reigned supreme, but... was chosen at Brook Farm, West Roxbury, nine miles from Boston, Mass Mr Ripley selected it He and his wife had boarded there the former summer It was retired and pretty Mr Ellis owned it; Mr Parker, Mr Russell and Mr Shaw lived not far away, and a small amount of cash paid down would secure the place for an immediate commencement of the effort The party who went earliest to settle at Brook Farm consisted... the Brook Farm life and ideals were purely coöperative and philosophical, that all the elements of true society were recognized, and that the attempt was for the better adjustment of them to the changing and changed relations of their fellow-men, brought about by the pervading moral, scientific and social growth of the past and present centuries The nation is older, richer and wiser, since the Brook Farm. .. their ink-stained fingers with the grass-green sod of old Brook Farm in practical example of work found most fault with him, because he chose to remain and risk his social standing still more than he had already done, in his magnificent work and experiment In order to show more clearly some of the philosophy under which the leaders of Brook Farm based the changes in their theories and organization,... their members It was not compatible with the greater ideas of freedom held at Brook Farm It was not a free life and it could not be a true life, for they all believed in the motto, "The truth shall make you free," and instead of freedom, the "Communities" used mental constraint and tyranny to hold themselves together The Brook Farmers believed that the laborer owned the value of his labor; if it was used,... Explanations and Answers to Objections Letter on Social Equality Religious Views INTRODUCTION There were two distinct phases in the Associated life at Brook Farm The first was inaugurated by the pioneers, who introduced a school, and combined it with farm and household labors The second phase began with an attempt to introduce methods of social science and to add mechanical and other industries to those... Morton; it was called "the Pilgrim House." The original farmhouse was christened "the Hive." The cultivation of the farm proceeded, and some ornamentation in the shape of flower-beds was done around the houses It was soon found that much milk was needed at home, and the sale of it was discontinued CHAPTER I 27 A few individuals making a common family on a farm near a city, would seem to be too unimportant... actualize a Christian life, preaching it by deeds himself, than to preach it by words to others He was supremely musical, though his musical feeling sometimes showed itself in verse, and he stamped Brook Farm with his musical influence Short in stature, delicate in physical organization, the school claimed the major part of his services Mrs Ripley was born under favorable stars and had superior mental... fame, but live immortal in the best part of other lives." Among the signers was also Nathaniel Hawthorne, the writer, and it may not be out of place to make here a few comments on his relation to the Brook Farm life, so often alluded to by writers Hawthorne was an idealist in its broad sense The idea of a juster and more rational social state pleased him He felt himself honored, and was very grateful . GUTENBERG EBOOK BROOK FARM *** Tiffany Vergon, Joshua Hutchinson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. BROOK FARM HISTORIC AND PERSONAL MEMOIRS BY JOHN THOMAS CODMAN CONTENTS Brook Farm, by. IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. 1 Brook Farm, by John Thomas Codman The Project Gutenberg EBook of Brook Farm, by John Thomas Codman Copyright laws are changing all. lines laid out with more or less clearness by the Brook Farmers. CHAPTER XIV. 16 J. T. C. CHAPTER XIV. 17 CHAPTER I. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BROOK FARM MOVEMENT. Early in the present century, New