On this day in history, August 9, 1954, the influential 'Walden, or a Life in the Woods,' by Henry David Thoreau was published, about the virtues of simple living in a modern world.
Henry David Thoreau’s nonfiction classic 'Walden, or A Life in the Woods' was first published on this day in history, on Aug. 9, 1854. 'Walden' is about the virtues of simple living and self-sufficiency in a modern world. It was inspired by the two years and two months Thoreau spent living in a small cabin in Concord, Massachusetts, at the edge of Walden Pond in the 1840s, as the History of Massachusetts website indicates.
The work didn’t receive much attention during Thoreau’s lifetime; however, Walden achieved tremendous popularity in the 20th century, Britannica.com pointed out. Thoreau’s description of the physical act of living day by day at Walden Pond gave the book authority, while his command of a clear and straightforward but elegant style helped raise the book to the level of a literary classic, cited the same source.
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