

Hodder, professor of comparative religion, Hampshire College Now, more than ever, Walden is our indispensable American book."-Alan D. Cramer-speaks to our material and spiritual condition as powerfully as on the day it first appeared. "Thoreau's masterpiece-here freshly refurbished by Jeffrey S. Short listed for “Best of the Best of the University Presses: Books You Should Know About” by the Association of American University Presses Received rating of “Outstanding” from 2005 University Press Books Committee, Association of American University Presses (AAUP) Winner of the 2004 National Outdoor Book Award in the Outdoor Classic categoryĬo-winner of the 2005 Julia Ware Howe Special Award sponsored by the Boston Authors Club Received rating of "Outstanding" from 2007 University Press Books Committee “Readers will be intrigued by Cramer’s wide-ranging commentary and new bibliographical and historical background (including stunning passages from Thoreau’s Journal and letters).”-Richard Higgins, UU World Cramer, is the edition to choose.”-Allan D. “For those who aspire to a deeper understanding of the man and his milieu, the annotated Walden, edited by Jeffrey S. “Cramer’s not only cleans up errors that have crept into previous texts but also adds biographical and historical context to Thoreau’s life.”-Julia Keller, Greensboro News & Record “ authoritative text with generous annotations.”- Forecast Presenting the text and annotations in a side-by-side format, this is the best edition of the book for scholars because it not only includes annotations of just about everything in the text but also presents the most perfect text of Walden.

“The most authoritative edition of Walden yet to appear, an edition supported by the most extensive and useful annotations ever offered. With Cramer’s notes, readers and rereaders will find the text both deeper and more accessible.”-Julie Dunlap, Audubon Naturalist News


It is the paradox of Walden, and of all great literature that seeks to represent the real world, that by rooting his narrative so firmly in actualities of his own time and place, Thoreau created a work that remains vitally relevant to our own.”-Robert Finch, Los Angeles Times “Meticulous and often fascinating annotations. “Cramer’s side notes are like short, illuminating conversations.”-Jacqueline Blais, USA Today Cramer, curator of collections at the Thoreau Institute at Walden Woods.”-Michael Kenney, Boston Sunday Globe “A handsome ‘all-things-Walden’ edition, copiously annotated by Jeffrey S. Those wishing to read Walden for the first time will not find a better guide than Jeffrey S. Anyone who has read and loved Walden will want to own and treasure this gift edition. With the wealth of material in this edition, readers will find an unprecedented opportunity to immerse themselves in the unique and fascinating world of Thoreau. Cramer also glosses Walden with references to Thoreau’s essays, journals, and correspondence. In the editor’s notes to the volume, Cramer quotes from sources Thoreau actually read, showing how he used, interpreted, and altered these sources. Cramer’s newly edited text is based on the original 1854 edition of Walden, with emendations taken from Thoreau’s draft manuscripts, his own markings on the page proofs, and notes in his personal copy of the book. Cramer has meticulously corrected errors and omissions from previous editions of Walden and provided illuminating notes on the biographical, historical, and geographical contexts of the great nineteenth-century writer and thinker’s life. With this edition, Thoreau scholar Jeffrey S. The ultimate gift edition of Walden for bibliophiles, aficionados, and scholars “Replaces all other available editions of Walden as the most attractive and reliable way to approach this great American book.”-Joel Porte, author of Consciousness and Culture: Emerson and Thoreau Reviewed This is the authoritative edition of an American literary classic: Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, an elegantly written record of his experiment in simple living.
