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Walden by Henry David Thoreau 1995 Huffington Mifflin Co.

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Item specifics

Condition
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Binding
Hardcover
Product Group
Book
Weight
1 lbs
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780395720424

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0395720427
ISBN-13
9780395720424
eBay Product ID (ePID)
128540767

Product Key Features

Book Title
Walden
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1995
Topic
Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness, General, Literary, American / General, Regional, Customs & Traditions
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Nature, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Author
Henry D. Thoreau
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
28.2 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
94-045347
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
YA. An unintended effect of the cultural diversity curriculum is that we lose touch with seminal works such as Walden. Written for an audience thoroughly versed in Western tradition, many of Thoreau's metaphors and references are unrecognizable to today's students. Though some references were intended to prove his erudition, one is chagrined at the number of necessary explications of standard classical concepts. Though some annotations are noisy comments upon Thoreau's life, most are informative and enhance the work. Many YAs will view Thoreau's natural essays as he intended, thanks to Harding's efforts. A must for libraries. Hugh McAloon, Prince William County Public Library, VA  
Photographed by
Miller, Scot
Dewey Decimal
818.303
Edition Description
Annotated edition,Teacher's edition
Synopsis
Henry David Thoreau was just a few days short of his twenty-eighth birthday when he built a cabin on the shore of Walden Pond and began one of the most famous experiments in living in American history. Originally he was not, apparently, intending to write a book about his life at the pond, but nine years later, in August of 1854, Houghton Mifflin's predecessor, Ticknor and Fields, published Walden; or, a Life in the Woods. At the time the book was largely ignored, and it took five years to sell out the first printing of two thousand copies. It was not until 1862, the year of Thoreau's death, that the book was brought back into print. Since then It has never been out of print. Published in hundreds of editions and translated into virtually every modern language, it has become one of the most widely read and influential books ever written, not only in this country but throughout the world. On the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the original publication of Walden, Houghton Mifflin is proud to present the most beautiful edition ever published of Thoreau's masterpiece. The price -- $28.12 -- is half a cent less than Thoreau himself spent to build his cabin in Walden Woods. This new edition features spectacular color photographs by Scot Miller that capture Walden as vividly as Thoreau's words do. The book is being published in association with the Walden Woods Project, which is dedicated to preserving the lands Thoreau wrote about. For each copy sold, Houghton Mifflin and Scot Miller are making a donation to the Walden Woods Project., On July 4, 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved into the cabin he had built on the shore of Walden Pond. Now, on the 150th anniversary of that event, Houghton Mifflin is proud to publish an exceptional new edition of what is perhaps the most important book in our history as a publisher. Walden: An Annotated Edition features the definitive text of the book with extensive notes on Thoreau's life and times by the distinguished biographer and critic Walter Harding. In the third chapter, Thoreau writes, "How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book?" For many readers, Walden is that book. Written a century and a half ago, it grows more meaningful every day, and whether you are reading it for the first time or the hundredth, Walter Harding's insightful comments will open your eyes to the true depths of this masterpiece.
LC Classification Number
PS3048.A1 1995b

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