I met him at table in the basement of the Masonic Lodge after the morning bird walk at White Pond. How did he, a Scotsman, come to know the writings of Henry David Thoreau?
Through an obscure reference in a treatise penned by Robert Louis Stevenson, he told me. “It was actually derogatory in nature,” the Scotsman said. “Stevenson quoted another author as referring to Thoreau as a scoundrel. It piqued my interest. So I set out to learn if it were true.” >>more
Brian T. Maurer has practiced pediatrics as a Physician Assistant for thirty years. His "Marginal Notes" column appears periodically in the Cell2Soul Blog. The title "Marginal Notes" is taken from a quote by Henry David Thoreau: "I love a broad margin to my life."