John Burroughs

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An American essayist and naturalist, John Burroughs was a master prose stylist, whose enchanting essays closely studied and celebrated nature. A staunch defender of Walt Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson, he is best known for his observations on birds, flowers and rural scenes, while his later writings reveal a more philosophic and meditative approach. Burroughs was one of the most popular authors of his day and is credited with creating the modern nature essay. Employing simple prose, he described nature that was familiar and local, bringing the natural world to his devoted readers. Through his writings and friendships with influential leaders, Burroughs went on to have a profound impact on the emerging conservation movements. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Burroughs’ complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

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* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Burroughs’ life and works
* Concise introductions to the major texts
* All 29 books, with individual contents tables
* Features rare posthumous collections, appearing for the first time in digital publishing
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Rare uncollected essays, including the author’s first publication in print
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork
* The rare poetry collection available in no other collection
* Special ‘Contextual Pieces’ section, with hundreds of reviews and articles on Burroughs’ work
* Features three biographical works – discover Burroughs’ fascinating life
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres

CONTENTS:

The Books
Wake-Robin (1871)
Winter Sunshine (1875)
Birds and Poets (1877)
Locusts and Wild Honey (1879)
Pepacton (1881)
Fresh Fields (1884)
Signs and Seasons (1886)
Indoor Studies (1889)
Riverby (1894)
Whitman: A Study (1896)
The Light of Day (1900)
Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers (1900)
Literary Values and Other Papers (1902)
Far and Near (1904)
Ways of Nature (1905)
Camping with Roosevelt (1906)
Leaf and Tendril (1908)
Time and Change (1912)
The Summit of the Years (1913)
The Breath of Life (1915)
Under the Apple-Trees (1916)
Field and Study (1919)
Accepting the Universe (1920)
Under the Maples (1921)
The Last Harvest (1922)
John Burroughs at Troutbeck (1926)
The Heart of Burroughs’ Journals (1928)
Uncollected Essays

The Biographies
Notes on Walt Whitman as Poet and Person (1867)
John James Audubon (1902)

The Poetry Collection
Bird and Bough (1906)

The Memoirs
Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt (1907)
My Boyhood, with a Conclusion by His Son Julian Burroughs (1922)

The Contextual Pieces
Overviews, Profiles and Reviews

Books about Burroughs
Rambles with John Burroughs (1912) by Robert John De Loach
Our Friend John Burroughs (1914) by Clara Barrus
The Seer of Slabsides (1921) by Dallas Lore Sharp

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