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| Economy |
| Where I Lived, and What I Lived For |
| Reading |
| Sounds |
| Solitude |
| Visitors |
| The Bean-Field |
| The Village |
| The Ponds |
| Baker Farm |
| Higher Laws |
| Brute Neighbors |
| House-Warming |
| Former Inhabitants and Winter Visitors |
| Winter Animals |
| The Pond in Winter |
| Spring |
| Conclusion |
Economy
When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond.
In Concord, Massachusetts, and earned my living by the labor of my hands only. I lived there for two years and two months. At present, I am a sojourner in civilized life again.
I should not obtrude my affairs so much on the notice of my readers if very particular inquiries had not been made by my townsmen concerning my mode of life.
Which some would call impertinent, though they do not appear to me at all impertinent, considering the circumstances, very natural and pertinent.
Some have asked what I got to eat; if I did not feel lonesome; if I was not afraid; and the like.
Others have been curious to learn what portion of my income I devoted to charitable purposes; and some, who have large families, how many poor children I maintained.
I will therefore ask those of my readers who feel no particular interest in me to pardon me if I undertake to answer some of these questions in this book.
In most books, the I, or first person, is omitted; in this, it will be retained; that, in respect to egotism, is the main difference.
We commonly do not remember that it is, after all, always the first person that is speaking.
I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well. Unfortunately, I am confined to this theme by the narrowness of my experience.
| Author | Henry David Thoreau |
| Language | English |
| No. of Pages | 382 |
| PDF Size | 30.8 MB |
| Category | Economy |
Walden; or, Life in the Woods Book PDF Free Download