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The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, 20 Volumes
Henry David Thoreau · 1968
A complete 20-volume scholarly edition of Thoreau's writings, journals and letters, published in 1968.
A complete edition of Thoreau's own writings, journals and letters, central to studying him as a primary source.
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What it is
This is a photograph of a 20-volume set titled The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, published in 1968. The blue cloth-bound spines include titles such as Concord and Merrimack Rivers, Walden, The Maine Woods, Cape Cod and Miscellanies, Excursions and Poems, Familiar Letters and Index, and two volumes of his Journal.
Why it matters
This edition gathers together Thoreau's major books, essays, poems, letters and journals in one complete set, making it a comprehensive primary source collection of his own words across his whole career as a writer and naturalist.
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- Why might it take 20 volumes to collect one person's writings and journals?
- What does the range of titles — from Walden to Cape Cod to his Journal — tell you about the range of Thoreau's interests?
- Why are letters and journals, not just published books, included as part of his collected writings?
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