"With their call for "simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!”, for self-honesty, and for harmony with nature, the writings of Henry David Thoreau are perhaps the most influential philosophical works in all American literature.The selections in this volume represent Thoreau at his best. Included in their entirety are Walden, his indisputable masterpiece, and his two great arguments for nonconformity, Civil Disobedience and Life Without Princ ..."
"This volume collects several of Thoreau’s most immersive and provocative writings, including “Walden” and “Civil Disobedience.” One of Thoreau’s most diligent ruminations on nature and transcendentalist philosophy, “Walden” recounts the two years the author spent living in a solitary cottage in the woods. In addition to reflecting on the benefits of solitude and self-sufficiency, Thoreau’s experiment also causes him to reflect on a va ..."
"Thinking by the pond. In 1845, Thoreau traumatized by his brother's death and the horrors of slavery in America, took himself off to live alone and think at Walden Pond for two years. He wrote these essays on life and living."