New Non-Fiction of the Week

I To Myself

Edited by: Jeffrey S. Cramer, Yale University Press, 2007.

From the book jacket:

Making selections from the entirety of the journal Henry David Thoreau, Cramer presents all aspects of Thoreau: writer, thinker, naturalist, social reformer, neighbor, friend. No other single-volume edition offers such a full picture of Thoreau’s life and work. Cramer’s annotations add to the reader’s enjoyment and understanding. He provides notes on the biographical, historical, and geographical contexts of Thoreau’s life. The relation between Journal passages and the texts of works published in the author’s lifetime receive special emphasis. Cramer is also the editor of Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition, published by Yale University Press.