BOOKS by Henry David Thoreau

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1	Walden or Life in the Woods more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, WALDEN vividly portrays Thoreau's reverence for nature, and his ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Walden more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, WALDEN vividly portrays Thoreau's reverence for nature, and his ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Civil Disobedience and Other Essays more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist "Civil Disobedience," Thoreau's 1849 essay, justifies his decision to go to jail rather than pay a poll tax that supported the Mexican War. The opening lines are often quoted: "I heartily accept the motto, 'That government is best which governs least'; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
4	The portable Thoreau more books like this by Henry David Thoreau, Professor Carl Bode (Editor) add to wishlist INCLUDES 'WALDEN' COMPLETE; SELECTIONSFROM 'A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS' 'THE MAINE WOODS' AND THE 'JOURNAL'; EIGHTEEN POEMS AND SIXTEEN ESSAYS. see all copies from £3.75! new only from £9.31! \| first editions
5	Walden and Civil Disobedience more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, WALDEN vividly portrays Thoreau's reverence for nature, and his ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.85! \| first editions
6	Walden & Other Writings more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, WALDEN vividly portrays Thoreau's reverence for nature, and his ... see all copies from £1.95! new only from £1.95! \| first editions
7	Civil Disobedience more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist One of the most important texts of American political thought, "Civil Disobediance" eloquently states a position that has influenced the thinking of Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and many figures of the protests in the 1960s against the Vietnam War. Thoreau argues that "the progress from an absolute to a limited monarchy, from a limited monarchy to ... see all copies from £4.18! new only from £4.18! \| first editions
8	Cape Cod more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist Thoreau's account of his travels and explorations on Cape Cod is considered his most genial book, and one of his most appealing. Published in 1865 after his death, Thoreau's CAPE COD remains an indispensable guide to the area. see all copies from £3.11! new only from £3.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Maine Woods more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist When he died, Thoreau was working on this book (his last words were "moose" and "Indian"). Published posthumously in 1864, THE MAINE WOODS is a brilliantly evocative journey into the world of Maine's inland wilderness. see all copies from £2.99! new only from £4.95! \| first editions
10	Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition more books like this by Henry David Thoreau, Jeffrey S Cramer (Editor) add to wishlist Thoreau's literary classic, an elegantly written record of his experiment in simple living, has engaged readers and thinkers for a century and a half. This edition of Walden is the first to set forth an authoritative text with generous annotations. Thoreau scholar Jeffrey S. Cramer has meticulously corrected errors and omissions from previous ... see all copies from £14.54! new only from £16.74!
11 view cover	Wild Fruits: Thoreau's Rediscovered Last Manuscript more books like this by Henry David Thoreau, Bradley P Dean (Editor), Abigail Rorer (Illustrator) add to wishlist A Thoreau scholar compiled this collection of the naturalist's final work--essays and detailed notes on plants and fruits. Illustrations throughout. see all copies from £5.24! new only from £6.08! \| first editions
12 view cover	Nature and Walking more books like this by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas W Nason (Illustrator), Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist Together in one volume, Ralph Waldo Emerson's Nature and Henry David Thoreau's Walking, writing that defines our distinctly American relationship to nature. see all copies from £3.33! new only from £3.34!
13 view cover	A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist Besides WALDEN, Thoreau's A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS is the only one of his works to be published in his lifetime. Written while he lived in the Walden cabin, this book is a tribute to the trip he took with his older brother John, who died of lockjaw in his brother's arms when Thoreau was 25. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Faith in a seed : the dispersion of seeds and other late natural history writings more books like this by Henry David Thoreau, Bradley P. Dean add to wishlist Thoreau's late natural history writings. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £21.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Thoreau: A Week, Walden, Maine Woods, Cape Cod more books like this by Henry David Thoreau, Robert F Sayre (Editor) add to wishlist Besides WALDEN, Thoreau's A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS is the only one of his works to be published in his lifetime. Written while he lived in the Walden cabin, this book is a tribute to the trip he took with his older brother John, who died of lockjaw in his brother's arms when Thoreau was 25. WALDEN, his classic account of the ... see all copies from £15.58! new only from £21.76!
16 view cover	Walden, Civil Disobedience, and Other Writings more books like this by Henry David Thoreau, William Rossi (Editor) add to wishlist In addition to the texts of "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience", this revised and expanded "Norton Critical Edition" reprints the increasingly important works "Slavery in Massachusetts", "Walking" and "Wild Apples". All texts are accompanied by annotations. Selections for Thoreau's Journal from 1845-1854 provide insight into his creative process. ... see all copies from £5.91! new only from £8.95!
17 view cover	I to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau more books like this by Henry David Thoreau, Jeffrey S Cramer (Editor) add to wishlist It was his friend Ralph Waldo Emerson, another inveterate journal keeper, who urged Thoreau to keep a record of his thoughts and observations. Begun in 1837, Thoreau's Journal spans a period of twenty-five years and runs to more than two million words, coming to a halt only in 1861, shortly before the author's death. The handwritten Journal had ... see all copies from £10.31! new only from £13.80! \| first editions
18 view cover	Walking more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist WALKING began as a lecture entitled "The Wild," which Thoreau gave at the Concord Lyceum on April 1851. The lecture was a success, and he delivered it on several subsequent occasions. Finally, it was published as an essay in the Atlantic Monthly not long after Thoreau's death in 1862. see all copies from £2.04! new only from £2.04! \| first editions
19 view cover	Walden and on the Duty of Civil Disobedience more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist Thoreau, a sturdy individualist and nature lover, lived a spare existence in a wooden hut on the edge of Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts, from 1845 to 1847. "Walden" is a record of his experiment in a simple life and his contemplation of the wonders of nature and the ways of man. This book includes the famous essay, "On the Duty of Civil ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.53! \| first editions
20 view cover	Thoreau: Political Writings more books like this by Henry David Thoreau, Nancy L Rosenblum (Editor), Raymond Geuss (Editor) add to wishlist Thoreau's political writing is intensely personal and direct. Both his life and work focus uncompromisingly on the question 'how should I live?', and for Thoreau, no element of day-to-day existence is left untouched by moral and political issues. This edition of Thoreau's political essays includes 'Civil Disobedience', selections from Walden, ... see all copies from £4.84! new only from £13.51!
21 view cover	Walden; And, Resistance to Civil Government: Authoritative Texts, Journal, Reviews, and Essays in Criticism more books like this by Henry David Thoreau, William Rossi (Editor), Owen Thomas (Editor) add to wishlist The texts of these two works have been revised to bring them to the forefront of current Thoreau scholarship. Changes to this edition include an expanded background section, with selections from Thoreau's journal, and reviews and essays added to a section on criticism. see all copies from £5.61!
22 view cover	Civil Disobedience Solitude and Life more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) championed the belief that people of conscience were at liberty to follow their own opinion. In these selections from his writings, we see Thoreau the individualist and opponent of injustice. "Civil Disobedience" (1849), composed following Thoreau's imprisonment for refusing to pay his taxes in protest against ... see all copies from £5.39! new only from £5.39!
23 view cover	Uncommon Learning: Thoreau on Education more books like this by Henry David Thoreau, Martin Bickman (Editor), Jonathan Kozol (Foreword by) add to wishlist "It is only when we forget our learning that we begin to know", Thoreau wrote. Ideas about education permeate Thoreau's writing. "Uncommon Learning" brings those ideas together in a single volume for the first time. Part of "The Spirit of Thoreau Series". 20-30 drawings by Thoreau. see all copies from £2.75! new only from £2.75!
24 view cover	Walden and Civil Disobedience: 150th Anniversary more books like this by Henry David Thoreau, W S Merwin (Introduction by) add to wishlist Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, WALDEN vividly portrays Thoreau's reverence for nature, and his ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61!
25 view cover	Walden Walden more books like this by Henry David Thoreau, C W E Bigsby (Introduction by) add to wishlist Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, WALDEN vividly portrays Thoreau's reverence for nature, and his ... see all copies from £1.26! new only from £4.12!

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