Walking by Henry David Thoreau
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"Walking" by Henry David Thoreau is a lecture first delivered in 1851 and published as an essay in 1862. Born from over a decade of walking and journal-keeping, this work explores the relationship between wilderness and society through the author's personal observations of nature. Thoreau delivered this piece more than any of his other lectures, refining his thoughts on exploration, self-reflection, and the wild. Using allusion and an innovative writing style, he
crafted a critique of contemporary society that continues to resonate with readers today. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 |
|---|---|
| Title | Walking |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_(essay) |
| Credits | Q Myers, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Essays |
| Subject | Walking |
| Subject | Nature |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1022 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-01022-9 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 1997 |
| Last Update | Jan 15, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 4782 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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