Few writers are more quotable than Henry David Thoreau. His books,
essays, journals, poems, letters, and unpublished manuscripts
contain an inexhaustible treasure of epigrams and witticisms, from
the famous ("The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation") to
the obscure ("Who are the estranged? Two friends explaining") and
the surprising ("I would exchange my immortality for a glass of
small beer this hot weather"). The Quotable Thoreau, the most
comprehensive and authoritative collection of Thoreau quotations
ever assembled, gathers more than 2,000 memorable passages from
this iconoclastic American author, social reformer,
environmentalist, and self-reliant thinker. Including Thoreau's
thoughts on topics ranging from sex to solitude, manners to
miracles, government to God, life to death, and everything in
between, the book captures Thoreau's profundity as well as his
humor ("If misery loves company, misery has company enough").
Drawing primarily on The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau, published by
Princeton University Press, The Quotable Thoreau is thematically
arranged, fully indexed, richly illustrated, and thoroughly
documented. For the student of Thoreau, it will be invaluable. For
those who think they know Thoreau, it will be a revelation. And for
the reader seeking sheer pleasure, it will be a joy. * Over 2,000
quotations on more than 150 subjects * Richly illustrated with
historic photographs and drawings * Thoreau on himself and his
contemporaries * Thoreau's contemporaries on Thoreau * Biographical
time line * Appendix of misquotations and misattributions * Fully
indexed * Suggestions for further reading
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