Reflecting Heaven: Thoreau on Water

By Henry David Thoreau

Book Overview

The Spirit of Thoreau series is a fresh new collection of Thoreau's best writing and thinking on various themes, drawn from both unpublished and published sources.

THOREAU ON WATER REFLECTING HEAVEN Edited by Robert France

Thoreau's most famous book is named for a pond, and he had an almost mystical fascination with water. As he wrote in his journal, "Water indeed reflects heaven because my mind does -- such is its own serenity -- its transparency -- & stillness." THOREAU ON WATER brings together his finest writing on one of his greatest passions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395953863
• ISBN13: 9780395953860
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 8.0"