The Portable Thoreau Consumerism 'Mhairi is a genius at

'Mhairi is a genius at characterisation and loud-out-loud funny'

Rebelliously hopeful

Witty and stark

The Essentials of Education

all his friends seem to be more interested in their own plans

The Portable Thoreau Consumerism 'Mhairi is a genius atAn updated edition of Thoreau's most widely read works Self described as "a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot," Henry David Thoreau dedicated his life to preserving his freedom as a man and as an artist. Nature was the fountainhead of his inspiration and his refuge from what he considered the follies of society. Heedless of his friends' advice to live in a more orthodox manner, he determinedly pursued his own inner bent