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The Journal 1837-1861 9781590173213 Paperback

The Journal 1837-1861

Thoreau, Henry David (author)
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Henry David Thoreau's journal was his life's work: the daily practice that accompanied his daily walks; the source from which he drew his books and essays; and perhaps the most searching investigation ever made into the everyday environment, seasonal changes, and the ecology or interrelations among different facets of nature and the moods and mind of the observer. It is a treasure trove of some of the finest prose in English and is deeply beloved by its readers-but at roughly two million surviving words, or 7,000 pages, it is not often read.
 
This reader's edition, commissioned specially for New York Review Books, is the largest one-volume edition of the Journals ever published. It draws on the entirety of the Journals : rather than collecting highlights out of context, it captures the scope, dailiness, rhythms, and variety of the work as a whole. Thoreau's infinitely curious mind ranges over nearly every phenomenon of nature and life in nineteenth-century New England-the Journals are a rich source of social, environmental, natural, and cultural history-but he looks inward as well as outward, for It is in vain to write on the seasons unless you have the seasons in you.
 
 
 
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Authors:
Thoreau, Henry David
Year Published:
2009
Country of Publication:
United States
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9781590173213
Number of Pages:
704
Publication Date:
24/11/2009
Publisher:
New York Review Books
Place of Publication:
New York
Publication Date:
24/11/2009
Language:
English
SKU:
9781590173213

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