Walden, Version 2
Henry David Thoreau
Read by Nick Bulka
Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) is an American book written by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and manual for self-reliance. First published in 1854, it details Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond, amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts. The book compresses the time into a single calendar year and uses passages of four seasons to symbolize human development. - Summary by Wikipedia (11 hr 58 min)
Chapters
| Economy (Part 1) | 40:52 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Economy (Part 2) | 34:22 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Economy (Part 3) | 39:01 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Economy (Part 4) | 34:14 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Economy (Part 5) | 25:58 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Where I Lived, and What I Lived For | 41:28 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Reading | 26:25 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Sounds | 39:42 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Solitude | 23:22 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Visitors | 31:29 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| The Bean-Field | 27:56 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| The Village | 13:11 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| The Ponds | 59:16 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Baker Farm | 17:52 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Higher Laws | 28:05 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Brute Neighbors | 30:16 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| House-Warming | 37:15 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Former Inhabitants and Winter Visitors | 32:10 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Winter Animals | 24:35 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| The Pond In Winter | 33:53 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Spring | 45:37 | Read by Nick Bulka |
| Conclusion | 31:28 | Read by Nick Bulka |
Reviews
Excellent
Sean S.
Yes, the volume is a bit low, but Nick Bulka's recording of Walden appropriately captures the whimsical tone that I believe Thoreau intended. Definitely worth a listen.
Excellent Reading!
A LibriVox Listener
Nick Bulka does a great job and I have listened to this may times before sleep
Generally good recording
A LibriVox Listener
But the latin was mostly unintelligible, and the last chapter had some missing words
Spiritual illumination
shane miller
A work of great philosophical insight
i think the voice is great
A LibriVox Listener
pump up the volume
Allan
ive wished for more volume on several Librivox recordings. This one I think the worst in that respect