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Read the Library Journal article here.
From
the purple grasses of August, to the yellow elms of
October, to the scarlet oak leaves of November, Henry
David Thoreau casts his eye on the brilliant colors
of autumn and guides us on a journey through the season’s
bounty. In this classic essay, first published in 1862,
Thoreau delights in fall’s foliage and reveals both
a practical and philosophical understanding of the changing
environment.
Now available in audio for the first time, Thoreau’s essay
is the perfect travel companion for those out to discover
one of America’s natural wonders.
* Unabridged on 1 CD/72 minutes
* Narrated by Brett Barry
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) is America’s most revered
chronicler of nature. His major work, Walden,
is a much beloved classic about his years spent in a
cabin on the shores of Walden Pond. But Thoreau wrote
prolifically during his short life – journal entries,
poems, and travelogues, as well as numerous lectures
and essays on natural history and social reform.
“Autumnal Tints” is one of Thoreau’s best known essays. Written
as a lecture, which he delivered in 1859, the text was
first published in the October issue of The Atlantic
Monthly, just months after his death in May, 1862.
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