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wIllIaM MaKepeace thacKeray 1811 – 1863, english Vanity Fair Edited with an Introduction and Notes by John Carey Becky Sharp, one of the most resourceful, engaging, and amoral women in literature, is the heroine of this sparkling satirical panorama of British society during the Napoleonic Wars. 912 pp. 978-0-14-143983-9 $9.00 See Hesiod. theoGNIs wIlFred thesIGer 1910 – 2003, British Arabian Sands Introduction by Rory Stewart Arabian Sands is Wilfred Thesiger’s record of his extraordinary journey through the parched “Empty Quarter” of Arabia. Educated at Eton and Oxford, Thesiger was repulsed by the softness and rigidity of Western life and set out to explore the Arabian deserts. His now-classic account is invaluable to understanding the modern Middle East. 400 pp. 978-0-14-144207-5 $16.00 236 penguin classics The Marsh Arabs Introduction by Jon Lee Anderson Chronicling the years Thesiger spent among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq—long before they were almost completely wiped out by Saddam Hussein—this engaging, vivid account pays tribute to the hospitality, loyalty, and courage of a people and a way of life that had endured for many centuries. 256 pp. 978-0-14-144208-2 $15.00 thoMas à KeMpIs c. 1379 – 1471, german The Imitation of Christ Translated with an Introduction by Leo Sherley-Price One of the most read and influential of Christian classics, this is a seminal work of the Devotio Moderna, the late-medieval reform movement that returned to the original Apostolic zeal and simplicity of Christianity. 232 pp. 978-0-14-044027-0 $12.00 See The Portable Renaissance Reader.

heNry davId thoreau 1817 – 1862, american The Portable Thoreau Edited with an Introduction by Carl Bode This collection comprises the complete texts Walden, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, and “Civil Disobedience” as well as eighteen poems and selections from Thoreau’s other writings, including “Walking” and “The Last Days of John Brown.” 704 pp. 978-0-14-015031-5 $18.00 Cape Cod With an Introduction by Paul Theroux With his unique perceptions and precise descriptions, Cape Cod chronicles Thoreau’s journey of discovery along this evocative stretch of Massachusetts coastline. 320 pp. 978-0-14-017002-3 $15.00 The Maine Woods With an Introduction by Edward Hoagland Over a period of three years, Thoreau made three trips to the largely unexplored woods of Maine. Using the careful notes made during these journeys, Thoreau managed to capture a wilder side of America and revealed his own adventurous spirit. 440 pp. 978-0-14-017013-9 $17.00 Walden and Civil Disobedience Introduction by Michael Meyer Two classic examinations of individuality in relation to nature, society, and government, Walden conveys at once a naturalist’s wonder at the commonplace and a Transcendentalist’s yearning for spiritual truth and self-reliance. “Civil Disobedience” is perhaps the most famous essay in American literature—and the inspiration for social activists around the world, from Gandhi to Martin Luther King, Jr. 440 pp. 978-0-14-039044-5 $12.00 A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers Edited with an Introduction by H. Daniel Peck Thoreau’s account of his 1839 boat trip is a finely crafted tapestry of travel writing, essays, and lyrical poetry. An invaluable companion to Walden, it also stands alone as one of the most remarkable literary achievements of the nineteenth century. 384 pp. 978-0-14-043442-2 $12.00 A Year in Thoreau’s Journal: 1851 Introduction and Notes by H. Daniel Peck Thoreau’s journal of 1851 reveals profound ideas and observations in the making, including wonderful writing on the natural history of Concord. 464 pp. 978-0-14-039085-8 $16.00 See Nineteenth-Century American Poetry. heNry davId thoreau Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1817. He graduated from Harvard in 1837, the same year he began his lifelong journal. Inspired by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thoreau became a key member of the Transcendentalist movement. He tested the Transcendentalists’ faith in nature between 1845 and 1847, when he lived for twenty-six months in a homemade hut at Walden Pond. There he worked on the only two books published during his lifetime, Walden and A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. Several of his other works were published posthumously. Thoreau died in Concord in 1862. p e n g u i n c l a s s i c s 237

wIllIaM MaKepeace<br />

thacKeray<br />

1811 – 1863, english<br />

Vanity Fair<br />

Edited with an Introduction and Notes by<br />

John Carey<br />

Becky Sharp, one of the most resourceful,<br />

engaging, and amoral women in literature,<br />

is the heroine of this sparkling satirical<br />

panorama of British society during the<br />

Napoleonic Wars.<br />

912 pp. 978-0-14-143983-9 $9.00<br />

See Hesiod.<br />

theoGNIs<br />

wIlFred thesIGer<br />

1910 – 2003, British<br />

Arabian Sands<br />

Introduction by Rory Stewart<br />

Arabian Sands is Wilfred Thesiger’s record<br />

of his extraordinary journey through<br />

the parched “Empty Quarter” of Arabia.<br />

Educated at Eton and Oxford, Thesiger<br />

was repulsed by the softness and rigidity<br />

of Western life and set out to explore the<br />

Arabian deserts. His now-classic account<br />

is invaluable to understanding the modern<br />

Middle East.<br />

400 pp. 978-0-14-144207-5 $16.00<br />

236 penguin classics<br />

The Marsh Arabs<br />

Introduction by Jon Lee Anderson<br />

Chronicling the years Thesiger spent<br />

among the Marsh Arabs of southern<br />

Iraq—long before they were almost<br />

completely wiped out by Saddam<br />

Hussein—this engaging, vivid account<br />

pays tribute to the hospitality, loyalty, and<br />

courage of a people and a way of life that<br />

had endured for many centuries.<br />

256 pp. 978-0-14-144208-2 $15.00<br />

thoMas à KeMpIs<br />

c. 1379 – 1471, german<br />

The Imitation of Christ<br />

Translated with an Introduction by<br />

Leo Sherley-Price<br />

One of the most read and influential of<br />

Christian classics, this is a seminal work of<br />

the Devotio Moderna, the late-medieval<br />

reform movement that returned to the<br />

original Apostolic zeal and simplicity of<br />

Christianity.<br />

232 pp. 978-0-14-044027-0 $12.00<br />

See The Portable Renaissance Reader.

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