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A new, beautifully laid-out collection of Henry David Thoreau's most beloved and influential essays, originally published from 1849 to 1862. Included in this volume are : Walden On the Duty of Civil Disobedience Walking Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) is one of the most influential... Read Full Overview

Walden details Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built in the woods near Walden Pond, Massachusetts. Thoreau compresses the time into a single calendar year and uses passages of four seasons to symbolize human development... Read Full Overview