Walden (Illustrated)
Author | : Henry David Thoreau |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2014-08-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9782765901907 |
ISBN-13 | : 2765901902 |
Rating | : 4/5 (902 Downloads) |
Download or read book Walden (Illustrated) written by Henry David Thoreau and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) is an American book written by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and manual for self-reliance. First published in 1854, it details Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond, amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts. The book compresses the time into a single calendar year and uses passages of four seasons to symbolize human development.