A new edition of Henry David Thoreau's 1854 classic work, Walden, a reflection on the simplicity and beauty of a life in nature.

Walden recounts Thoreau's experiences over a two year, two month, and two day period in which he lived by himself in a cabin he built near Walden Pond, located in an isolated stretch of woodland outside Concord, Massachusetts.

In Walden, Thoreau marries the physical with the transcendent—intermixing precise scientific observations of the flora and fauna he encounters and changes in the pond itself with poetic and metaphorical musings on nature.

A middling success in Thoreau's own life, Walden has proven to be an enduring classic and one of the most celebrated works of 19th century nonfiction literature.

“In one book ... [Thoreau] surpasses everything we have had in America.” — Robert Frost.

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, philosopher, and leading figure in the transcendentalist movement. Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay “Civil Disobedience.”