Walden

Name: Walden
Brand: Henry David Thoreau
SKU: 9781509826704
Price: 9.07 GBP
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by Henry David Thoreau

Title:

Walden

Author:

Henry David Thoreau

Series (if any):

Macmillan Collector's Library

Format:

Hardback

Number of pages:

360 pages

Publisher:

Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL

ISBN-13:

9781509826704

EAN:

9781509826704

Classifications:

Biography and non-fiction prose

Weight (g):

340

Dimensions (mm):

105 x 157 x 21

Publication Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Condition:

New

Price:£9.07

37 copies in stock

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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.