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- Title: October, or Autumnal Tints
- Author : Henry David Thoreau
- Release Date : January 03, 2012
- Genre: Nature,Books,Science & Nature,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 38188 KB
Description
âA gorgeous editionâ (Boston Globe) of Thoreauâs classic work, enhanced with an illuminating essay and beautiful watercolors.
Originally delivered as a lecture shortly before the writerâs own death, Henry David Thoreauâs classic âAutumnal Tintsâ is an ode to autumn not as the season of death and decay, but of ripeness, fullness, and maturity. It is perhaps the best piece ever written on the subject of the fall color of the changing leaves. Thoreau hoped one day to turn it into an illustrated book called âOctober, or Autumnal Tints.â
Thoreauâs astute meditations are framed by a biographical essay by acclaimed scholar Robert D. Richardson that delves into the events and relationships influencing Thoreauâs philosophy. Sensuous watercolors by Lincoln Perry bring to life the fall colors described so ecstatically by Thoreau, allowing longtime Thoreau fans and leaf-peepers alike to feel as though they are walking among the falling leaves alongside one of our best observers of the natural world.