Walden (first published as Walden; or,Life in the Woods) is an American book written by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreaua reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independencesocial experimentvoyage of spiritual discoverysatireand manual for self-reliance. First published in 1854it details Thoreau’s experiences over the course of two yearstwo monthsand two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pondamidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emersonnear ConcordMassachusetts. The book compresses the time into a single calendar year and uses passages of four seasons to symbolize human development.
The Illustrated Walden Or Life in the Woods
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Henry David Thoreau
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