Life of Henry David Thoreau by Henry S. Salt (GT991)

Published 1895: Hardcover / Very Good Condition

Original maroon cloth with gilt titles on the spine. 208 + very clean and bright pages, speckled foxing on the endpapers and edges. Boards slightly rubbed and faded with time and bumped on the corners and spine ends consistent with age. Scarce! (GT936)

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Henry Salt abandoned his mastership at Eton in the 1880s to devote himself to causes including vegetarianism, socialism, animals' rights, conservation, and prison reform. He remained a literary critic of distinction, publishing in 1890 the initial version of Thoreau's Life. With the help of American friends, he revised the book and published it anew in 1896.
This third version, never before published, gives us Salt's final reading of Thoreau based on important works published up to 1908, including Thoreau's complete Journal. Combining a concise narrative of Thoreau's life with a perceptive treatment of his ideas and writings, it stands as a penetrating study of Thoreau, stressing his distinctive individuality. Through analysis of the text and a concise biography, the editors illustrate Salt's growth as a scholar and his changing views on Thoreau and Thoreau's philosophy. [Google Books]