The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Reform Papers |
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| Author:
| Thoreau, Henry David. |
| Editor:
| Glick, Wendell |
| Series title: | Writings of Henry D. Thoreau Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-06241-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1974 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $137.00 |
Book Description:
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The selections from the polemical writings of Thoreau that make up Reform Papers represent every stage in his twenty-two years of active writing. Consequently, they are a microcosm of his literary career, allowing the reader to achieve a full sense of Thoreau's evolution as a writer and thinker. The volume opens with "The Service," one of the best examples of Thoreau's early style and interests, and contains ten other essays as well. Reform Papers:
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More DescriptionThe selections from the polemical writings of Thoreau that make up Reform Papers represent every stage in his twenty-two years of active writing. Consequently, they are a microcosm of his literary career, allowing the reader to achieve a full sense of Thoreau's evolution as a writer and thinker. The volume opens with "The Service," one of the best examples of Thoreau's early style and interests, and contains ten other essays as well.
Reform Papers:
- The Service
- Paradise (To Be) Regained
- Herald of Freedom
- Wendell Phillips Before Concord Lyceum
- Resistance to Civil Government
- Slavery in Massachusetts
- A Plea for Captain John Brown
- Martyrdom of John Brown
- The Last Days of John Brown
- Life without Principle
- Reform and the Reformers