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Winterwalks

The Essay

Writers recall their observations while walking in a landscape that had been transformed by the cold. They describe what their journeys were like and the activity of walking. What did it mean to them?

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Owen Sheers in Poland

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    A 1760s murder still informs ideas about aesthetics, a certain sort of sex, and death.

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  • Download The Essay

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