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Nature was a form of religion for naturalist, essayist, and early environmentalist Henry David Thoreau (1817-62). In communing with the natural world, he wished to "live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and ... learn what it had to teach." Toward that... Read Full Overview

A beloved classic reissued for contemporary readers.

One of the Library of Congress's "Books That Shaped America"

One of The Guardian's 100 Best Nonfiction Books

"Walden...is arguably the most important work of literary nonfiction in the American canon."―New York Times

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Walden is a reflection on simple living in natural surroundings written by Henry David Thoreau. It chronicles Thoreau's two-year stay in a small cabin he built near Walden Pond in Massachusetts, where he sought to live a life of simplicity and self-sufficiency. The book... Read Full Overview

In honor of the bicentennial of Henry David Thoreau's birth, this edition of Walden features an introduction and annotations by renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben

Henry David Thoreau's classic masterwork of transcendental experimentation and introspection, as he chronicles his time in the woods.

To coincide with the bicentennial of Thoreau's birth and TarcherPerigee's publication of Expect Great Things: The Life of Henry David Thoreau, here is a sumptuous rediscovery edition of the first illustrated volume of Thoreau's classic, as originally issued in 1897.... Read Full Overview

NEW improved edition by MORLA Ed. Throughout his life, Henry David Thoreau maintained a close relationship with nature, which led him to explore more harmonious alternative ways of living. In 1845, he decided to put his ideas into practice and retreated to a cabin he built himself... Read Full Overview

Walden is Henry David Thoreau's timeless reflection on simple living in natural surroundings. In this profound work, Thoreau recounts his experiment of residing in a small cabin by Walden Pond, where he sought to strip away the distractions of society and uncover life's fundamental... Read Full Overview

Walden by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, is 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... Read Full Overview

One of the most influential and compelling books in American literature, Walden is a vivid account of the years that Henry D. Thoreau spent alone in a secluded cabin at Walden Pond. This edition--introduced by noted American writer John Updike--celebrates the perennial... Read Full Overview

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's... Read Full Overview