Thoreau Henry David - Walden - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Henry David Thoreau is considered one of the leading figures in early American literature and Walden is without doubt his most influential book. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning clothbound pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers or wonderful additions to your own collection. This edition includes a new afterword by Sam Gilpin. Walden recounts the author's experiences living in a small house in the woods around Walden Pond near Concord in Massachusetts. Thoreau constructed the house himself with the help of a few friends to see if he could live 'deliberately - independently and apart from society. The result is an intriguing work which blends natural history with philosophical insights and includes many illuminating quotations from other authors. Thoreau's wooden shack has won a place for itself in the collective American psyche a remarkable achievement for a book with such modest and rustic beginnings.
Title: Walden
Author(s): Thoreau Henry David
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Barcode: 9781509826704
Pages: 360 Pages
Publication Date: 11/1/2016
Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
Category: Literary Essays