Walden (150th Anniversary Edition) (Princeton Classic Editions) (Writings of Henry D. Thoreau, 15) - Softcover

Thoreau, Henry David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691096120 ISBN 13: 9780691096124

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2004

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Product 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.

Review:

"Each [volume] is preceded by a substantive, lively and idiosyncratic essay. . . . Together, the essays are a mini-course in Thoreau and the trends he launched in American thought."--Nancy Szokan, Washington Post Book World

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0691096120
• ISBN 13: 9780691096124
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Shanley J. Lyndon