Walden
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New York : Published for the Classics Club by W.J. Black, c1942.
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Published
New York : Published for the Classics Club by W.J. Black, c1942.
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Book
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xiv, 358 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
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Level 8.7, 21 Points
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1340

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"Edited, with notes and introduction, by Gordon S. Haight."--Half t.p.
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"Biographical sketch, by Ralph Waldo Emerson": p. 1-23.
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Walden is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings.[2] The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and manual for self-reliance. Thoreau also used this time to write his first book, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers.First published in 1854, Walden details Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond, amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts. The book compresses the time into a single calendar year and uses passages of four seasons to symbolize human development.By immersing himself in nature, Thoreau hoped to gain a more objective understanding of society through personal introspection. Simple living and self-sufficiency were Thoreau's other goals, and the whole project was inspired by transcendentalist philosophy, a central theme of the American Romantic Period. As Thoreau made clear in his book, his cabin was not in wilderness but at the edge of town, about two miles (3 km) from his family home.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Thoreau, H. D., Haight, G. S., & Emerson, R. W. (1942). Walden . Published for the Classics Club by W.J. Black.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862, Gordon Sherman Haight and Ralph Waldo Emerson. 1942. Walden. Published for the Classics Club by W.J. Black.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862, Gordon Sherman Haight and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Walden Published for the Classics Club by W.J. Black, 1942.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Thoreau, Henry David, Gordon Sherman Haight, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Walden Published for the Classics Club by W.J. Black, 1942.

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