Walden, Or, Life in the Woods
by Henry David Thoreau | Other | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 9780486284958 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 9780486284958 Global Overview for this book
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Accounts of Thoreau's daily life on the shores of Walden Pond outside Concord, Massachusetts, are interwoven with musings on the virtues of self-reliance and individual freedom, on society, government, and other topics.
Nature was a form of religion for naturalist, essayist, and early environmentalist Henry David Thoreau (1817–62). In communing with the natural world, he wished to "live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and … learn what it had to teach." Toward that end Thoreau built a cabin in the spring of 1845 on the shores of Walden Pond on land owned by Ralph Waldo Emerson outside Concord, Massachusetts. There he observed nature, farmed, built fences, surveyed, and wrote in his journal.
One product of his two-year sojourn was this book a great classic of American letters. Interwoven with accounts of Thoreau's daily life (he received visitors and almost daily walked into Concord) are mediations on human existence, society, government, and other topics, expressed with wisdom and beauty of style.
Walden offers abundant evidence of Thoreau's ability to begin with observations on a mundane incident or the minutiae of nature and then develop these observations into profound ruminations on the most fundamental human concerns. Credited with influencing Tolstoy, Gandhi, and other thinkers, the volume remains a masterpiece of philosophical reflection.
About the Author
Essayist, poet, and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau (1817-62) ranks among America's foremost nature writers. The Concord, Massachusetts native spent most of his life observing the natural world of New England, and his thoughts on leading a simple, independent life are captured in his best-known work, Walden.
Fiction Books » Classic Fiction
Fiction Books » Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Non-Fiction Books » Animals & Nature
Non-Fiction Books » Biographies & True Stories » Biographies » Literary Biographies
Non-Fiction Books » Earth Sciences & Environment » The Environment » Applied Ecology
Non-Fiction Books » Literature, Poetry & Plays » Anthologies (non-poetry)
Non-Fiction Books » Literature, Poetry & Plays » Non-Fiction Prose
Non-Fiction Books » Philosophy » Ethics & Moral Philosophy
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Accounts of Thoreau's daily life on the shores of Walden Pond outside Concord, Massachusetts, are interwoven with musings on the virtues of self-reliance and individual freedom, on society, government, and other topics.
Nature was a form of religion for naturalist, essayist, and early environmentalist Henry David Thoreau (1817–62). In communing with the natural world, he wished to "live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and … learn what it had to teach." Toward that end Thoreau built a cabin in the spring of 1845 on the shores of Walden Pond on land owned by Ralph Waldo Emerson outside Concord, Massachusetts. There he observed nature, farmed, built fences, surveyed, and wrote in his journal.
One product of his two-year sojourn was this book a great classic of American letters. Interwoven with accounts of Thoreau's daily life (he received visitors and almost daily walked into Concord) are mediations on human existence, society, government, and other topics, expressed with wisdom and beauty of style.
Walden offers abundant evidence of Thoreau's ability to begin with observations on a mundane incident or the minutiae of nature and then develop these observations into profound ruminations on the most fundamental human concerns. Credited with influencing Tolstoy, Gandhi, and other thinkers, the volume remains a masterpiece of philosophical reflection.
About the Author
Essayist, poet, and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau (1817-62) ranks among America's foremost nature writers. The Concord, Massachusetts native spent most of his life observing the natural world of New England, and his thoughts on leading a simple, independent life are captured in his best-known work, Walden.
a wishlist title sourced for the decoy of the wings or wishlist sweepstakes (30 april 2023)
i'm a bit of a fan of thoreau truth be told - i use his quotes often
the book has now been shipped and expected delivery is by 11 may
a bcid label is posted separately and is unlikely to arrive before then - such is life living on the other side of the world :)
congratulations
and
happy reading
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i'm a bit of a fan of thoreau truth be told - i use his quotes often
the book has now been shipped and expected delivery is by 11 may
a bcid label is posted separately and is unlikely to arrive before then - such is life living on the other side of the world :)
congratulations
and
happy reading
;)
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happy reading - this is a wonder-fullllll book
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Thank you so much, I am very excited to read this!