Walden and Other Writings by Henry David Thoreau

Walden and Other Writings Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity by Henry David Thoreau edited and with an Introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch 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 Principle. A lifetime of brilliant observation of nature--and of himself--is recorded in selections from A Week On The Concord And Merrimack Rivers, Cape Cod, The Maine Woods and The Journal. Paperback. Used-good condition - portions of cover edge missing. All pages intact. Smoke-free. 50% of the profits from this sale will be donated to a local Friends of the Library Philosophy Ethics Morality American Fiction Classic Literature Literary BKNK