The artwork used for the cover is 'The Concord Meadow' by Childe Hassam. A radical, western re-imagining of Henry David Thoreaus classic, interlacing three stories about the trappings of 21st century life and those who dream. From 1845 to 1847 Thoreau lived in a small house that he built himself on the shore of Walden Pond, a mile and a half south of Concord Center. Production notes: This ebook of Walden was published by Global Grey on the 18th October 2021. Having returned to Concord, in 1844 Thoreau and Edward Hoar, a companion, accidentally set fire to some woods in Concord when trying to prepare a fish chowder near Fair Haven Pond on a windy day. This book has 107,906 words, 161 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1854. Despite being considered by some to be a difficult book to read, Walden now stands as a celebrated work of literature. Thoreau stresses the importance of solitude and closeness to nature, as well as the significance of self-reliance. The book contains information about the beginnings of the project, observations about nature, identifications of plants and animals, and philosophical musings on various subjects. Readability: FleschKincaid Level: 10. He spent two years, two months, and two days in the cabin, which he had built himself amongst woodland owned by his friend Ralph Waldo Emerson. Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau The Bean-Field Additional Information Year Published: 1854 Language: English Country of Origin: United States of America Source: Thoreau,H. It is a memoir that recounts Thoreau's time spent in a cabin near Waldon Pond, Massachusetts, which he considered an experiment in 'home economics' - a chance to escape civilisation, embark on spiritual discovery, and live simply and self-sufficiently. I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach. Walden by American essayist and transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau was first published in 1854. Walden Henry David ThoreauĪvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle (mobi and AZW3) ebook formats. Buy the entire collection (over 2,400 ebooks) for only £15.

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