Author: Henry David ThoreauPublisher: Gramercy
ISBN:
Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Three complete books: The Maine Woods, Walden, Cape Cod.
Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David ThoreauPublisher: Gramercy
ISBN:
Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Three complete books: The Maine Woods, Walden, Cape Cod.
The Maine Woods
Author: Henry David ThoreauPublisher: anboco
ISBN: 3736412649
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau's death. Of the material which composed it, the first two divisions were already in print. "Ktaadn and the Maine Woods" was the title of a paper printed in 1848 in The Union Magazine, and "Chesuncook" was published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1858. The book was edited by his friend William Ellery Channing. It was during his second summer at Walden that Thoreau made his first visit to the Maine woods. It was probably in response to a request from Horace Greeley that he wrote out the narrative from his journal, for Mr. Greeley had shown himself eager to help Thoreau in putting his wares on the market. In a letter to Emerson, January 12, 1848, Thoreau writes: "I read a part of the story of my excursion to Ktaadn to quite a large audience of men and boys, the other night, whom it interested. It contains many facts and some poetry." He offered the paper to Greeley at the end of March, and on the 17th of April Greeley responded: "I inclose you $25 for your article on Maine scenery, as promised. I know it is worth more, though I have not yet found time to read it; but I have tried once to sell it without success. It is rather long for my columns, and too fine for the million; but I consider it a cheap bargain, and shall print it myself if I do not dispose of it to better advantage. You will not, of course, consider yourself x under any sort of obligation to me, for my offer was in the way of business, and I have got more than the worth of my money." But this generous, high-minded friend was thinking of Thoreau's business, not his own, for in October of the same year he writes, "I break a silence of some duration to inform you that I hope on Monday to receive payment for your glorious account of 'Ktaadn and the Maine Woods,' which I bought of you at a Jew's bargain and sold to The Union Magazine...
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
Author: Henry David ThoreauPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Concord River (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Wild Fruits
Author: Henry David ThoreauPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393321159
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Thoreau presents information about the "'unnoticed wild berry whose beauty annually lends a new charm to some wild walk, '" along with what "may be considered Thoreau's last will and testament, in which he protests our desecration of the landscape, reflects on the importance of preserving wild space 'for instruction and recreation, ' and envisions a new American scripture."--Jacket.
Thoreau's Book of Quotations
Author: Henry David ThoreauPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486159310
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
In more than 600 striking, thought-provoking excerpts, grouped under 17 headings, Thoreau rails against injustice, gives voice to his love of nature, and advocates simplicity and conscious living. Note.
Cape Cod
Author: Henry David ThoreauPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cape Cod (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Walden
Author: Henry David ThoreauThoreau at Walden
Author: John PorcellinoPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1368027393
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
"I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship, but a pastime, if we will live simply and wisely." So said Henry David Thoreau in 1845 when he began his famous experiment of living by Walden Pond. In this graphic masterpiece, John Porcellino uses only the words of Thoreau himself to tell the story of those two years off the beaten track. The pared-down text focuses on Thoreau's most profound ideas, and Porcellino's fresh, simple pictures bring the philosopher's sojourn at Walden to cinematic life. For readers who know Walden intimately, this graphic treatment will provide a vivid new interpretation of Thoreau's story. For those who have never read (or never completed!) the original, it presents a contemporary look at a few brave words to live by.
Walden
Author: Henry David ThoreauPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience: This is Thoreau's classic protest against government's interference with individual liberty. One of the most famous essays ever written, it came to the attention of Gandhi and formed the basis for his passive resistance movement.
The Natural Man
Author: Henry David ThoreauPublisher: Quest Books
ISBN: 9780835605038
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This miniature presents a lively selection of Thoreau's writings, topically arranged.