The Complete Henry David Thoreau

by Henry David Thoreau

Overview

THE COMPLETE WORKS! Essays, Collections, Poetry, Translations, Letters, Journal and Biographical Sketch.

The Ultimate Collection of Henry David Thoreau - In One Beautifully Formatted Volume!

Henry David Thoreau is best known as one of the founding fathers of the 'Transcendentalist' movement, and for two written works; the collection 'Walden', and the essay 'Civil Disobedience'.

However, Thoreau was an incredibly prolific writer, and the literary quality admired in his two most famous works can be found throughout his many other books - which have all been brought together here in one concise and carefully formatted volume.

The texts contained in this complete collection are as follows:

ESSAYS

- 28 Individual Essays

COLLECTIONS

A Week on the Conchord and Merrimack Rivers
Walden, or, Life in the Woods
The Maine Woods
Cape Cod
A Yankee in Canada
Canoeing in the Wilderness

POETRY

- 215 Individual Poems

TRANSLATIONS

Prometheus Bound of Aeschylus
Translations from Pindar

Plus Thoreau's correspondence Letters, large sections of his famous Journal, and his Biographical Sketch.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150952874
Publisher:	Bybliotech
Publication date:	10/02/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Massachusetts native Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was a leading member of the American Transcendentalist movement, whose faith in nature was tested while Thoreau lived in a homemade hut at Walden Pond between 1845 and 1847. While there, Thoreau worked on the two books published in his lifetime: Walden and A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. The Maine Woods, Cape Cod, Excursions, and other works were published posthumously.

Date of Birth:

July 12, 1817

Date of Death:

May 6, 1862

Place of Birth:

Concord, Massachusetts

Place of Death:

Concord, Massachusetts

Education:

Concord Academy, 1828-33); Harvard University, 1837