Buy this book
In 1839, Thoreau and his brother took a small boat upriver and back. Some years later, while in his cabin at Walden Pond, he gathered his notes from that journey and other writings from his journals, and composed this, his first book.
Like the rivers it describes, the book meanders through varying territories and climates. He writes of the natural surroundings they encounter and of the history of the region, but also takes long and remarkable detours through topics like friendship, history, a comparison of Christianity and Hinduism, Vedic literature, government and conscience, Thoreau’s philosophy of literature, monuments and graveyards, poetry (in particular Ossian, Chaucer, and certain minor Greek poets), and the satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. Thoreau also includes several poems of his own.
Thoreau had the first edition of this book published at his own expense, and at first it struggled to find an audience. “I have now a library of nearly 900 volumes,” he remarked at one point, “over 700 of which I wrote myself.”
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Description and travel, Journeys, Gift books, Fiction, Concord River, Nonfiction, Classic Literature, Travel, History, Week on the Concord and Merrimack rivers, Thoreau, henry david, 1817-1862, Merrimack river and valley, Concord river (mass.), New hampshire, description and travel, Massachusetts, description and travel, United states, description and travel, American essays, Large type books, nature, Collected works (single author, multi-form), Fiction, generalShowing 11 featured editions. View all 93 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
01 |
aaaa
|
02
A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
1980, Princeton University Press
in English
0691063761 9780691063768
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
03 |
bbbb
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
04 |
bbbb
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
05 |
bbbb
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
06 |
bbbb
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
07 |
bbbb
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
08 |
bbbb
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
09 |
bbbb
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
10 |
bbbb
|
11
A week on the Concord and Merrimack rivers
1849, James Munroe and Co., George P. Putnam, Lindsay and Blackiston, John Chapman
in English
|
bbbb
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
ID Numbers
Work Description
Thoreau's first book excels at depicting nature around his trip in words.
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created February 9, 2022
- 3 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
October 3, 2023 | Edited by OnFrATa | Merge works (MRID: 84208) |
August 15, 2022 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
February 9, 2022 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from standard_ebooks:henry-david-thoreau record |