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Henry David Thoreau

Walden

Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) is an American book written by noted Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and manual for self reliance. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years in a cabin he built near Walden Pond, a...

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closing remarks

  • “One of the most important seeds of environmentalism. I have a great faith in a seed. ”

    Jorge's finished reading
  • “Pausing. Never got into it, but in all fairness, didn't give it much chance. Feeling a bit sad. I want to have read it, but not read it, if that makes sense. Still excited about it though.”

    David's abandoned reading