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Walden: 150th Anniversary Edition

By Henry David Thoreau , J. Lyndon Shanley (Editor)

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0691096120, 9780691096124
LCC
PS3048.A2 S5 2004
Open Library ID
OL3303306M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14685635 bytes)
Series
Princeton Classic Editions; Writings of Henry D. Thoreau
Pages
384\377
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Originally published in 1854, Walden, or Life in the Woods, is a vivid account of the time that Henry D. Thoreau lived alone in a secluded cabin at Walden Pond. It is one of the most influential and compelling books in American literature. This new paperback edition--introduced by noted American writer John Updike--celebrates the 150th anniversary of this classic work. Much of Walden's material is derived from Thoreau's journals and contains such engaging pieces as "Reading" and "The Pond in the Winter." Other famous sections involve Thoreau's visits with a Canadian woodcutter and with an Irish family, a trip to Concord, and a description of his bean field. This is the complete and authoritative text of Walden--as close to Thoreau's original intention as all available evidence allows. For the student and for the general reader, this is the ideal presentation of Thoreau's great document of social criticism and dissent.

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