non-fiction literature · 1854
Walden
non-fiction work by Henry David Thoreau
- 1854
- non-fiction literature
- diary
Summary
Walden is an 1854 book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon the author's simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and—to some degree—a manual for self-reliance.
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