Thoreau on Water: Reflecting Heaven
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Book Description
The Spirit of Thoreau series is a fresh new collection of Thoreau's best writing and thinking on various themes, drawn from both unpublished and published sources. THOREAU ON WATER REFLECTING HEAVEN Edited by Robert France Thoreau's most famous book is named for a pond, and he had an almost mystical fascination with water. As he wrote in his journal, "Water indeed reflects heaven because my mind does -- such is its own serenity -- its transparency -- and stillness." THOREAU ON WATER brings together his finest writing on one of his greatest passions.
About the Author
Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, MA in 1817, and is best know for his influential work, Walden, which was published by Ticknor and Fields in 1854.
Thoreau on Water: Reflecting Heaven,Henry David Thoreau,Robert France,Mariner Books,0395953863,1817-1862,American - General,Essays,Lakes & Ponds,Natural Resources,Nature,Nature/Ecology,Quotations,Quotations, maxims, etc,Thoreau, Henry David,,Water,American English,NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS,Nature / Natural Resources,Other prose: 19th century,Thoreau, Henry David
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