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Walden

Walden (/ˈwɔːldən/; first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) is an 1854 book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon the author's simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and—to some…

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Author
Henry David Thoreau
Genre
Memoir
Language
English
Media type
Print
Original title
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
Publication place
United States

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Walden → capital reading, difficult book to read for three reasons, report of a man torn by two powerful and opposing drives

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WaldenAuthorHenry David Thoreau1.00infobox
WaldenGenreMemoir1.00infobox
WaldenLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
WaldenMedia typePrint1.00infobox
WaldenOriginal titleWalden; or, Life in the Woods1.00infobox
WaldenPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
WaldenPublishedAugust 9, 1854 (Ticknor and Fields: Boston)1.00infobox
WaldenTextWalden at Wikisource1.00infobox
Waldenis areport of a man torn by two powerful and opposing drives0.90text
Waldenis adifficult book to read for three reasons0.90text
Waldenis acapital reading0.90text
Waldenrelated to backgroundThere0.60section

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