Walden

A new edition of Henry David Thoreau ‘s 1854 classic work, Walden , a reflection on the simplicity and beauty of a life in nature. Walden recounts Thoreau’s experiences over a two year, two month, and two day period in which he lived by himself in a cabin he built near Walden Pond, located in an isolated stretch of woodland outside Concord, Massachusetts. In Walden , Thoreau marries the physical with the transcendent — intermixing precise scientific observations of the flora and fauna he encounters and changes in the pond itself with poetic and metaphorical musings on nature. A middling success in Thoreau’s own life, Walden has proven to be an enduring classic and one of the most celebrated works of 19th century nonfiction literature. “”In one book … Thoreau surpasses everything we have had in America.”” — Robert Frost Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, philosopher, and leading figure in the transcendentalist movement. Thoreau is best known for his book Walden , a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay “”Civil Disobedience.”” — ASIN: B086Y5JJFH | ISBN13: 9798636117247 | ISBN-13: 979-8636117247