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Walden – Episode 3

Here continues our winding path through the book ‘Walden’ by Henry David Thoreau. Walden is a densely versed book and is best read with a slow and contemplative eye. It is a poem of prosed form. Freedom, truth and a meaningful life lived in the balance are the earnest themes of this book. Find below […]

Walden – Episode 2

Here continues our winding path through the book ‘Walden’ by Henry David Thoreau. As stated last week – ‘Walden’ is a poetic review of the simple life courtesy of Thoreau’s personal experiment in living as a semi recluse on Walden Pond. For Thoreau, simplicity through self-sufficiency promotes a keenly progressive self awareness. Life is best […]

Walden

Here begins an weekly series that is a leisurely look at the book ‘Walden’. Walden is the famous ‘great work’ by American author Henry David Thoreau The book’s full title is ‘Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience.’ It was first published in 1854. It is widely regarded as a seminal American text – […]