Walden (Diversion Classics)

Walden (Diversion Classics) Synopsis

Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, the Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms.In 1845, Henry David Thoreau retreated from society in favor of a life among nature. What resulted was WALDEN, a memoir that brings to life the woods around Walden Pond and chronicles Thoreau's two years of self-sufficiency and introspection. Covering topics as diverse as economic independence and spiritual enlightenment, these essays have become a hallmark of American transcendentalism.