Walden (First Edition) (The Norton Library)

Walden (1854), Henry David Thoreaus landmark meditation on the importance of solitude, reflection, and proximity to nature, is presented in this Norton Library edition alongside three of the authors most influential political essays: Civil Disobedience,"e; "e;Slavery in Massachusetts,"e; and "e;A Plea for Captain John Brown."e; An introduction by Jedediah Britton-Purdy (Columbia University) reacquaints Thoreau to the contemporary reader with a nuanced account of his historical and intellectual contexts, inviting a new generation to connect with the transcendentalists timeless philosophy.