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The Journal of Henry David Thoreau 1837-1861 (New York Review Books Classics)

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by: Henry David Thoreau See Larger Image List Price: $22.95 Amazon.com's Price: $15.61 You Save: $7.34 (32%) as of 12/24/2009 15:31 EST Used Price: $20.85 Third Party New Price: $14.18 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 818.303 EAN: 9781590173213 ISBN: 159017321X Label: NYRB Classics Manufacturer: NYRB Classics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 704 Publication Date: November 24, 2009 Publisher: NYRB Classics Release Date: November 24, 2009 Studio: NYRB Classics Features: ISBN13: 9781590173213 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices Related Items: Henry Thoreau: A Life of the Mind The Maine Woods: A Fully Annotated Edition Henry David Thoreau : Collected Essays and Poems (Library of America) The Way of the World (New York Review Books Classics) The True Deceiver (New York Review Books Classics) see more Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Henry David Thoreauâs Journal was his lifeâs work: the daily practice of writing that accompanied his daily walks, the workshop where he developed his books and essays, and a project in its own rightâone of the most intensive explorations ever made of the everyday environment, the revolving seasons, and the changing self. It is a treasure trove of some of the finest prose in English and, for those acquainted with it, its prismatic pages exercise a hypnotic fascination. Yet at roughly seven thousand pages, or two million words, it remains Thoreauâs least-known work. This readerâs edition, the largest one-volume edition of Thoreauâs Journal ever published, is the first to capture the scope, rhythms, and variety of the work as a whole. Ranging freely over the world at large, the Journal is no less devoted to the life within. As Thoreau says, âIt is in vain to write on the seasons unless you have the seasons in you.â Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - One Man's Version of Thoreau's Journal By length alone, despite a questionable editing choice, this new book becomes one of the best choices for the average reader interested in Thoreau's journal. No one, including the editor, pretends this is the equal of the full journal which is roughly ten times longer. Unfortunately, the older two-volume (relatively) complete journal is in a large unwieldy format, and the complete journal currently being published by Princeton is too academic and too expensive for the average reader. The ... Read More

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