{"product_id":"the-correspondence-of-henry-d-thoreau-volume-2-1849-1856-9780691170589","title":"The Correspondence of Henry D. Thoreau: Volume 2: 1849-1856","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the second volume in the first full-scale scholarly edition of Thoreau's correspondence in more than half a century. When completed, the edition's three volumes will include every extant letter written or received by Thoreau--in all, almost 650 letters, roughly 150 more than in any previous edition, including dozens that have never before been published. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCorrespondence 2\u003c\/i\u003e contains 246 letters, 124 written by Thoreau and 122 written to him. Sixty-three are collected here for the first time; of these, forty-three have never before been published. During the period covered by this volume, Thoreau wrote the works that form the foundation of his modern reputation. A number of letters reveal the circumstances surrounding the publication of \u003ci\u003eA Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e in May 1849 and \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e in August 1854, as well as the essays \"Resistance to Civil Government\" (1849; now known as \"Civil Disobedience\") and \"Slavery in Massachusetts\" (1854), and two series, \"An Excursion to Canada\" (1853) and \"Cape Cod\" (1855). Writing and lecturing brought Thoreau a small group of devoted fans, most notably Daniel Ricketson, an independently wealthy Quaker and abolitionist who became a faithful correspondent. The most significant body of letters in the volume are those Thoreau wrote to Harrison Gray Otis Blake, a friend and disciple who elicited intense and complex discussions of the philosophical, ethical, and moral issues Thoreau explored throughout his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing every letter, annotations identify correspondents, individuals mentioned, and books quoted, and describe events to which the letters refer. A historical introduction characterizes the letters and connects them with the events of Thoreau's life, a textual introduction lays out the editorial principles and procedures followed, and a general introduction discusses the history of the publication of Thoreau's correspondence. Proper names, publications, events, and ideas found in both the letters and the annotations are included in the index, which provides full access to the contents of the volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert N. Hudspeth \u003c\/b\u003eis Research Professor of English at the Claremont Graduate University and professor emeritus of English at the University of Redlands. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of Margaret Fuller\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eEllery Channing\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Hall Witherell\u003c\/b\u003e is Editor-in-Chief of The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. \u003cb\u003eLihong Xie\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Textual Editor of The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327231791378,"sku":"9780691170589","price":164.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f6bbe502-f54c-4d3b-96c9-86a53f9c47e1.jpg?v=1737062574","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-correspondence-of-henry-d-thoreau-volume-2-1849-1856-9780691170589","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}