The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861 [Paperback]

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  • Category: Books (Biography &Amp; Autobiography)
  • Author:  Thoreau, Henry David
  • Author:  Thoreau, Henry David
  • ISBN-10:  159017321X
  • ISBN-10:  159017321X
  • ISBN-13:  9781590173213
  • ISBN-13:  9781590173213
  • Publisher:  NYRB Classics
  • Publisher:  NYRB Classics
  • Pages:  704
  • Pages:  704
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Pub Date:  01-May-2009
  • Pub Date:  01-May-2009
  • SKU:  159017321X-11-SPLV
  • SKU:  159017321X-11-SPLV
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Henry David Thoreau’sJournalwas his life’s 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 right—one 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 Thoreau’s least-known work.

This reader’s edition, the largest one-volume edition of Thoreau’sJournalever 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, “It is in vain to write on the seasons unless you have the seasons in you.” [Searls's selection] admirably preserves the feel of the 7,000-page original. This lightweight, sturdy edition ... practically begs to be read outside. —Thomas Meaney, Times Literary Supplement

“...we are richer now that Damion Searls has unearthed new Thoreauvian treasures for the rest of us -- a 10th of the two-million-word journal, far more than ever before available in a single volume. Here, in some of the most vigorous and original prose in English, we find the origins of Walden and the other books, but we also find that the journal was a work of art in itself.” — Michael Sims, The Washington Post

Writer, editor, and translator Searls selected passages from this vast sea of words to create the largest and most cohesive one-volume reader’s edition ever published...This is a superb and uniquely accessible edition of an essential American masterpiece. —Booklist

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