First published 2016
This collection gathers the personal correspondence of Henry David Thoreau, the American naturalist who lived from 1817 to 1862. Thoreau wrote as a poet, philosopher, essayist, abolitionist, and historian while serving as a key figure in the Transcendentalist movement. His most famous work remains Walden, which explored simple living within natural surroundings. Additional notable writings include The Landlord from 1843, Reform and the Reformers spanning 1846 to 1848, and Slavery in Massachusetts published in 1854. These intimate letters offer readers direct access to both the person and the intellectual behind his published works. The volume organizes content into three main sections: Years Of Discipline, Golden Age Of Achievement, and Friends And Followers. This modern republication makes Thoreau's private thoughts accessible to contemporary readers and collectors who seek deeper understanding of his character and ideas.
Genres: 20th-century, american, biography-memoir, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: epistolary, non-fiction
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century
348 pages · Paperback · A Thousand Fields