Walden; or Life in the Woods
Boston : Ticknor & Fields, 1866
fcap. 8vo.,
cloth
vignette
1
English
7s.
6d.
S110.4; V14.01; C098.01; F005925893
H1
Library, shelving over bookcases facing door, shelf 1
'In describing his hermitage and his forest life, he says so many pithy and brilliant things, and offers so many piquant and just comments on society as it is, that his book is well worth the reading.' - N. Amer. Rev.
Contents: : Economy -- Where I lived, and what I lived for -- Reading -- Sounds -- Solitude -- Visitors -- The bean-field -- The village -- The ponds -- Baker farm -- Higher laws -- Brute neighbors -- House-warming -- Former inhabitatns; and winter visitors -- Winter animals -- The pond in winter -- Spring -- Conclusion.