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With an introductory essay by Sam Pickering
"Near the end of March, 1845, I borrowed an axe and went down to the woods
by Walden Pond, nearest to where I intended to build my house, and began to
cut down some tall, arrowy white pines, still in their youth, for timber. It
is difficult to begin without borrowing, but perhaps it is the most generous
course thus to permit your fellow-men to have an interest in your
enterprise. The owner of the axe, as he released his hold on it, said that
it was the apple of his eye; but I returned it sharper than I received it."
(Thoreau, Walden)
One of the most beloved and read books in American literature, Walden is
must reading for any American or anyone interested in reading great
literature. But for those who go there looking for reasons Thoreau became a
recluse they are sure to be disappointed. Instead, reading Walden is more of
a journey to the self and how that self can live in the world.
This new edition has an insightful and lyrical essay introducing the text by
Sam Pickering, the inspiration for the Dead Poets Society. His essay on
Walden is the most provocative piece on Walden since E. B. White.
