thoreau, henry david

A lighthearted fiction of the life of Henry David Thoreau at Walden Pond and the tensions between industrialism and his personal philosophy of respect for the natural world.

Includes the text and textual notes on Walden and Civil disobedience plus critical reviews and essays.

Presents the author's observations, based on three journeys to the woods of Maine, describing his encounters with loggers, Native Americans, and wild animals, as well as his reflections on the natural surroundings.

A biography of the American poet and philosopher surveying his life and achievements.

Describes the practical aspects of Thoreau's day-to-day life at Walden and the 19th-century world surrounding him.

Presents an introduction to the life and literary career of nineteenth-century American writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau, features a selection of essays that examine various aspects of Thoreau's thought and work, and includes a chronology.

Introduces the life, ideas, and writings of the nineteenth-century philosopher and nature writer.