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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Henry David Thoreau , Rupert DegasPublisher: Naxos Imprint: Naxos ISBN: 9781094015033ISBN 10: 1094015032 Publication Date: 17 December 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation, ' Thoreau famously observed. He made that comment in Walden (1854), which describes his two years secluded in a log cabin near Walden Pond in Massachusetts. Here that work is paired with Civil Disobedience (original title: Resistance to Civil Government), which sets forth a theory of citizen resistance to evil governance...Both works contain not only bold ideas but beautiful writing. Narrator Rupert Degas takes particular care to communicate the beauty as well as the ideas. He gives us a gentle, quiet, and contemplative Thoreau...richly rewarding our wholehearted attention. -- AudioFile Author InformationHenry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American essayist, naturalist, philosopher, and poet. Born at Concord, Massachusetts, and educated at Harvard, he began his career as a teacher. Through his older friend and neighbor, Ralph Waldo Emerson, he became a part of the Transcendentalist circle and one of that group's most eloquent spokespersons. He is best known for his book, Walden, and his essay, ""On the Duty of Civil Disobedience."" Rupert Degas, winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards, has recorded the works of Peter Carey, Haruki Murakami, Andy McNab, Darren Shan, and Derek Landy, among others. He has also recorded over fifty radio productions including The Gemini Apes, The Glittering Prizes, This Sceptered Isle, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He has appeared on film and television in Dead Romantic, EastEnders, Waiting for God, Passport to Murder, Over Here, Fatherland, The Cappuccino Years, Exorcist: The Beginning, Love Soup and Shoot the Messenger. He has also lent his voice to numerous animated films and series including Mr. Bean, Bob the Builder, Robotboy, and The Amazing World of Gumball. Along with several stints in Newsrevue at the Canal Café Theatre and in Edinburgh, he has appeared on the London stage in The Boys Next Door, Are We There Yet?, Becket, Stones in His Pockets, and Patrick Barlow's adaptation of The 39 Steps. He lives in Sydney, Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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