Autumnal Tints | 
 enlarge | Author: Henry David Thoreau
Publisher: Silver Hollow Audio
Category: Book
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Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
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Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.2
ISBN: 0979311527
Dewey Decimal Number: 508
EAN: 9780979311529
ASIN: 0979311527
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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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. 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, Thoreau delights in fall's foliage and reveals both a practical and philosophical understanding of the changing environment. Now available on audio for the first time, Thoreau's essay is the perfect travel companion for those out to discover one of America's natural wonders. * Narrated by Brett Barry * 1 CD/running time: 72 minutes
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 unforgotten nature October 23, 2008
It is a beautiful text that revels in nature's exuberant expression and rescues her vital value to man. To witness Thoreau's love of nature is pure joy. There is no better teacher than he ... to learn Nature's lessons through his eyes.
 An essay omitted from many anthologies January 2, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Published in _Atlantic Monthly_ five months after his death, this essay describes the colors of the New England landscape as Henry David Thoreau saw them in the mid-1800s. His motivation for writing such words seems to have been his neighbors' apathy and indifference toward the natural world, for "A man sees only what concerns him." And so Thoreau speaks of the beauty of purple grasses and of maples, elms, and oaks. He doesn't mind the fallen willow leaves that land in his boat and doesn't clean them out -- he accepts them as extra cushioning for his seat. One wonders what Henry would think now, when tourists are apt to drive to New England on fall weekends, just to see the leaves. There's no earth-shattering revelations in this booklet. It's just an easy read for a crisp and bright October day.
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