This handsome, affordable paperback edition ofWaldenis the most authoritative version of Henry David Thoreau’s classic American literarymasterpiece to date. Jeffrey Cramer’s newly edited text is based on the original 1854 edition ofWalden, with emendations taken from Thoreau’s draft manuscripts, his own markings on page proofs, and notes in his personal copy of the book. An elegantly produced paperback, it has been priced especially with the student market in mind. An introduction by Denis Donoghue places Thoreau’s life and achievement in context. Also included here are notes on the text, an afterword by the editor, and a helpful selected bibliography.
Received rating of "Outstanding" from 2007 University Press Books Committee
"Thoreau's masterpiece—here freshly refurbished by Jeffrey S. Cramer—speaks to our material and spiritual condition as powerfully as on the day it first appeared. Now, more than ever,Waldenis our indispensable American book."—Alan D. Hodder, professor of comparative religion, Hampshire College
"Jeffrey Cramer'sWaldenis the most accurate and readable text of Thoreau's masterpiece. Cramer's version now replaces all other available editions ofWaldenas the most attractive and reliable way to approach this great American book."—Joel Porte, author ofConsciousness and Culture: Emerson and Thoreau Reviewed
Jeffrey S. Crameris curator of collections, The Thoreau Institute at Walden Woods. He is editor of
Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition. He is preparing for publication
What I Lived For: The Annotated Selected Journals of Henry D. Thoreau.
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