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Henry David Thoreau

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1) Walden ; and, Civil disobedience

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

Series

Riverside editions A14
Penguin American library

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Henry David Thoreau built his small cabin on the shore of Walden Pond in 1845. For the next two years he lived there as simply as possible, seeking "the essential facts of life" and learning to eliminate the unnecessary details-material and spiritual-that intrude upon our happiness. He described his experiences in Walden, using vivid, forceful prose that transforms his reflections on nature into richly evocative metaphors to live by. George Eliot's...

2) Walden and other writings

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

3) Henry David's house

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

Pub. Date

[2002]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

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Excerpts from Thoreau's Walden highlight his belief in the inherent value of living life in harmony with nature.

4) The journals of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

Series

New York Review Books classics

Pub. Date

[2009]

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Henry David Thoreaus Journal was his lifes work: the daily practice of writing that accompanied his daily walks, the workshop where he developed his books and essays, and a project in its own rightone of the most intensive explorations ever made of the everyday environment, the revolving seasons, and the changing self. It is a treasure trove of some of the finest prose in English and, for those acquainted with it, its prismatic pages exercise a hypnotic...

5) Walden, and other writings of Henry David Thoreau

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

Series

Modern Library volume 155

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Presents Thoreau's reflections on his experience living alone in the woods surrounding Walden Pond as well as his philosophy concerning man's need to reevaluate life and commune with nature.

6) Walden, and Civil disobedience: Authoritative texts, background, reviews, and essays in criticism

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

Series

A Norton critical edition

Pub. Date

[1966]

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

7) Nature

Author

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Series

Concord library

Formats

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This version of Nature is an 1843 revision to the popular essay written and published in 1836. In the original essay, Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism, and suggested that reality can be understood by studying nature. Within the essay, Emerson divides nature into four usages: Commodity, Beauty, Language and Discipline. These distinctions define how humans use nature for their basic needs, their desire for delight, their communication...

8) The portable Thoreau

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

Series

Viking portable library
Penguin classics

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Selections by the celebrated author include poems, letters, journal entries, and the complete texts of "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience."

9) Walden, or Life in the woods, and "On the duty of civil disobedience"

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

Series

A Signet classic volume CE1339

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 21

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In March 1845, Henry David Thoreau set out; to live life in a new way and Walden is a record of his experiment in simple living.

10) Walden : or, life in the woods : on the duty of civil disobedience

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

11) Walden

Pub. Date

1995

12) Walking

Pub. Date

1997

13) Civil Disobedience

Pub. Date

1993

14) Works of Henry David Thoreau

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

15) Reflections at walden

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

Series

Hallmark crown editions

Pub. Date

1971]

16) Walden: a fully annotated edition

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

Pub. Date

c2004

17) Thoreau on man and nature

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

18) Men of Concord and some others as portrayed in the Journal of Henry David Thoreau

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

Pub. Date

c1936

19) Thoreau's Walden: selections from his masterpiece and his Journal

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

Pub. Date

c1976

20) Walden, Civil disobedience, and other writings: authoritative texts, journal, reviews and posthumous assessments, criticism

Author

Thoreau, Henry David

Series

Norton critical edition

Pub. Date

2008.

Description

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In addition to the texts of 'Walden' and 'Civil Disobedience', this revised and expanded 'Norton Critical Edition' reprints the increasingly important works 'Slavery in Massachusetts', 'Walking' and 'Wild Apples'. All texts are accompanied by annotations