Henry David Thoreau

Walden

originally published:

1854

We offered this copy of the first edition in our Catalog 114.

awards:

  • Johnson Highspot of American Literature(1854)
  • Library of Congress 88 Books That Shaped America(1854)

reference info

bio notes:
born: 7/12/1817
died: 5/6/1862
born as: Henry David Thoreau
nationality: USA

American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher who is best known for having lived the doctrines of Transcendentalism, recording his experience in his masterwork, Walden (1854). - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature

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