Walden: Introduction and Annotations by Bill McKibben (Concord Library)

by Henry David Thoreau and illustrated by Ethelbert White: Henry David Thoreau

Book Overview

Henry David Thoreau's classic masterwork of transcendental experimentation and introspection, as he chronicles his time in the woods. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807014257
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.7" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Horrible version! TINY PRINT!!

Haven’t gotten to read the book because the print is so small I can’t see it! Buy a different version other than this one.

Super boring!!

Thought this would be a nice read. Boy, I was wrong.

Stunning edition!

I will not comment on Walden itself, because that is a matter whether you accept it to be a classic or not. My review is on the quality of this edition, which is superb. The book is a pleasure to hold--the paper is heavy and smooth, the print is sharp, and the award-winning illustrations are an added bonus. Unlike the other hardcover bindings out there, this is not an annotated version, so you get a pure uncluttered copy of the masterwork itself.

The Map Back to Eden

After I crashed and burned in a college intro to philosophy course, I wanted to see if I could find a work by someone who was both a thinker and a writer.Thoreau, in his book Walden, proves himself to be it.Walden is the narrative of the author's two year stay at the aforementioned pond. He has decided to live life simply, and in a collection of loosely connected essays, he describes the people, animals, and the pond that make up his new home. If you haven't spent real time out in nature, you might think this book is ridiculous. But go into the woods, and stay there until boredom and longing for the city stops. Just then you'll realize the awe he felt when examining the ice bubbles and listening to vagabond squirells. Thoreau has rediscovered the patches of Eden that still exist in the world. And if we are open-minded enough to listen to his instructions, we can find our way back to them.Even if his insights into the idyllic perfection in nature fail to sway you to live more lightly in the world, Thoreau will open your eyes to the benefits of philosophy. He understands the man who marches to the beat of a different drummer, and shows through his clear, crisp text the results that thought and contemplation can hold for anyone.