Walden

by Thoreau, Henry David

• ISBN13: 9780691096124
• ISBN10: 0691096120
• Edition: 150th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-29
• Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr

Summary

Originally published in 1854,Walden, orLife 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction by John Updike	ix
Economy	3	(78)
Where I Lived, and What I Lived For	81	(18)
Reading	99	(12)
Sounds	111	(18)
Solitude	129	(11)
Visitors	140	(15)
The Bean-Field	155	(12)
The Village	167	(6)
The Ponds	173	(28)
Baker Farm	201	(9)
Higher Laws	210	(13)
Brute Neighbors	223	(15)
House-Warming	238	(18)
Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors	256	(15)
Winter Animals	271	(11)
The Pond in Winter	282	(17)
Spring	299	(21)
Conclusion	320	(15)
Index by Paul O. Williams	335