The Portable Thoreau by Henry Thoreau
Self-described as 'a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot', Henry David Thoreau dedicated his life to preserving his freedom as a man and as an artist. This edition is suitable for those interested in discovering the great thinker's influential ideas about everything from environmentalism to limited government.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-62) was born in Concord, Massachusetts and educated at Harvard. He became a follower and a friend of Emerson, and described himself as a mystic and a transcendentalist. Although he published only two books in his lifetime, Walden (from which this book is taken) is regarded as a literary masterpeice and one of the most significant books of the nineteenth century.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780143106500 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143106503 |
| Title | The Portable Thoreau |
| Author | Henry Thoreau |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 656 |
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