One of the most influential and compelling books in American literature Walden is a vivid
account of the years that Henry D. Thoreau spent alone in a secluded cabin at Walden Pond. This
edition--introduced by noted American writer John Updike--celebrates the perennial importance
of a classic work originally published in 1854. Much of Walden's material is derived from
Thoreau's journals and contains such engaging pieces from the lively Where I Lived and What I
Lived For and Brute Neighbors to the serene Reading and The Pond in the Winter. Other famous
sections involve Thoreau's visits with a Canadian woodcutter and with an Irish family a trip
to Concord and a description of his bean field. This is the complete and authoritative text of
Walden--as close to Thoreau's original intention as all available evidence allows.
