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by Henry David Thoreau (Author) "I do not propose to write an ode to dejection,* but to brag as lustily as chanticleer* in the morning, standing on his roost, if..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 307 pages
  • Publisher: Konemann UK Ltd; New edition edition (Dec 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 3895082090
  • ISBN-13: 978-3895082092
  • Product Dimensions: 16.4 x 11.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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A detailed account of one man's sojourn living off the land.

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Stephen Allen Fender is Professor of American Studies and Director of the Graduate Research Centre in the Humanities, School of English and American Studies at the University of Sussex. His books include Plotting the Golden West: American Literature and the Rhetoric of the California Trail and Sea Changes: British Emigration and American Literature.

Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts in 1817 and is known for his extreme individualism, his preference for simple, austere living, and revolt against the demands of society and government. His other works are A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849), Civil Disobedience (1849), Excursions, (1863) and The Maine Woods (1864). --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Jewel, 11 Dec 2003
By JJ (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Walden: Or, Life in the Woods (Dover Thrift) (Paperback)
I find it hard to believe that the above reviewers are talking about the same book. This book is one of my personal treasures. Thoreau seems to embody the intelligence and wit of a great thinker with a childlike enthusiasm and excitement about the beauty of the natural world. When you combine that with his desire to live life and his respect for even the most humble of his fellow men you are in for some profound literature. This is not a book to be scan read or rushed through. Savour it, I don't see how you could be disappointed.
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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Hard work, 22 Oct 2002
By Mr. Andrew C. Patrick "andypatrick" (Loughborough, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walden (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback)
Not the spiritually ascendant promotion of natural living that some seem to believe, Walden is an account of the time Thoreau lived on his own at Walden Pond. At times introspective yet deep, at other times tedious and slow, the book contains moments wherein the author seems to read aloud from the collective human soul; for these moments, which will strike a chord in anyone, the book is worth a read. However it is a product of it's time, and to people who do not much care how many dollars and cents could have been spent in the 19th century to build a wooden hut in a forest, there is a certain amount of sorting wheat from the chaff. A book for those with patience, and lots of it, but there is a reward there if you dig deep enough.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Truly a world classic. Great writing. A life-changing read. , 13 Nov 2007
By Allie Jones "Ali" (Salt Lake City, UT, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Walden (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback)
This is a book to be pondered, to be read slowly, a book worth the effort to read in order to understand what Thoreau is saying, and to see the application to him- or herself, now, today. As happens with great writing, the reader is changed by this book. Even in reading the first few pages, the reader has a profound experience. Multiply that by reading Walden in entirety and the reader emerges a different person. However, the reader must be willing to enter into Thoreau's world and his experience. Readers who find such writing tedious are, one suspects, too used to reading fast-paced novels. For those with an interest in history, philosophy, the human condition, truth in reality, and simply in having an educated mind, there is no greater work. Walden is truly a world classic.
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3.0 out of 5 stars It stands by itself
I found myself, overall, agreeing with one of the reviewers when he stated specifically that "Walden" is not a book to be read purely for enjoyment, it is not a thrilling read or... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Frank Bierbrauer

5.0 out of 5 stars How to live simply
Walden is a masterpiece by Thoreau, about his years living in a cabin by a lake. He explains the advantages of a vegetarian way of life, saving money otherwise spent on meat,... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Obsession with Beans
As an addendum to the earlier reviews posted here I'd like to suggest that the obsession thoreau has with the price of beans is, like the cetology chapters in Moby Dick, or the... Read more
Published on 11 July 2005 by M S Bacon

4.0 out of 5 stars a different brand of spirituality
although reading about potatos and bean fields is less than thrilling,Thoreau's simple and impactful words strike a chord and directly address the side of us that so easily... Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars a different brand of spirituality
although reading of bean fields and potatos is less than thrilling, Walden is a literary masterpiece. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2000

2.0 out of 5 stars obviously not a thriller
this book is very similar to something dickens might have written.it has a serious tone that becomes a monotonous drone when it describes something and can be quite flavorless at... Read more
Published on 6 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful and owning great meaning, a must read
Walden, just the name brings immediate thoughts and images. A wonderful read which makes you think, and reaffirms the important things in life. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 1998

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