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Henry David's House ReviewHenry David's House makes a fine introduction to Thoreau in his own words. The simple message conveyed in the selected quotations from Walden is that Thoreau went to Walden Pond and built a small cabin with the help of friends and lived there for a few seasons living simply and loving nature. This is, of course, what is widely known about Thoreau even among those who've never read Walden. The illustrations are very lovely, and the passages are carefully chosen. It would make a very nice introduction to the life of a remarkable American thinker -- that would with any luck prepare its readers for a more serious encounter with his ideas.
My only hesitation in recommending this book is that it may falsely confirm the widespread impression that Thoreau was merely a romantic, in search of solitude and natural delight. I find, having taught Walden for years in college courses, that most students approach the book with very little interest because they expect to find there nothing more than this simple account, of an eccentric hermit who writes beautifully about nature. They often find that he is speaking directly to concerns they may never have voiced to themselves about growing up, thinking for oneself, supporting oneself without becoming dependent, either upon an employer or upon the approval of peers, about avoiding the rat race, about not getting caught up in concerns that make one lose oneself. That this small book avoids many of the subjects covered in Walden is not a criticism -- since to cover the topic thoroughly it would need to include much more text and be a much bigger book with fewer illustrations. It is merely to suggest that readers of the book remember that Thoreau's life along the waters of Walden Pond was not merely a nature retreat but a philosophical experiment in living.Henry David's House Overview

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