Walden (Arcturus Silhouette Classics) (Shambhala Pocket Library, #18) (Clasicos de Bolsillo, #22)

by Henry David Thoreau

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Originally published in 1854, "Walden," or "Life in the Woods," is a vivid account of the time that Henry D. Thoreau lived alone in a secluded cabin at Walden Pond. It is one of the most influential and compelling books in American literature.

This new paperback edition--introduced by noted American writer John Updike--celebrates the 150th anniversary of this classic work. Much of Walden's material is derived from Thoreau's journals and contains such engaging pieces as "Reading" and "The Pond in the Winter." Other famous sections involve Thoreau's visits with a Canadian woodcutter and with an Irish family, a trip to Concord, and a description of his bean field. This is the complete and authoritative text of Walden--as close to Thoreau's original intention as all available evidence allows.

For the student and for the general reader, this is the ideal presentation of Thoreau's great document of social criticism and dissent.

  • ISBN13 9780395720424
  • Publish Date 19 September 1995 (first published 9 August 1854)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 14 June 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin
  • Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
  • Edition New edition
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 384
  • Language English