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1、WALDEN&ONTHEDUTYOFCIVILDISOBEDIENCEContentsWALDEN1.Economy2.WhereILived,andWhatILivedFor3.Reading4.Sounds5.Solitude6.Visitors7.TheBean-Field8.TheVillage9.ThePonds10.BakerFarm11.HigherLaws12.BruteNeighbors13.House-Warming14.InhabitantsandWinterVisitors15.WinterAnimals16.ThePon
2、dinWinter17.Spring18.Conclusion--OntheDutyofCivilDisobedience--EconomyWhenIwrotethefollowingpages,orratherthebulkofthem,Ilivedalone,inthewoods,amilefromanyneighbor,inahousewhichIhadbuiltmyself,ontheshoreofWaldenPond,inConcord,Massachusetts,andearnedmylivingbythelaborofmyhands
3、only.Ilivedtheretwoyearsandtwomonths.AtpresentIamasojournerincivilizedlifeagain.Ishouldnotobtrudemyaffairssomuchonthenoticeofmyreadersifveryparticularinquirieshadnotbeenmadebymytownsmenconcerningmymodeoflife,whichsomewouldcallimpertinent,thoughtheydonotappeartomeatallimpertin
4、ent,but,consideringthecircumstances,verynaturalandpertinent.SomehaveaskedwhatIgottoeat;ifIdidnotfeellonesome;ifIwasnotafraid;andthelike.OthershavebeencurioustolearnwhatportionofmyincomeIdevotedtocharitablepurposes;andsome,whohavelargefamilies,howmanypoorchildrenImaintained.Iw
5、illthereforeaskthoseofmyreaderswhofeelnoparticularinterestinmetopardonmeifIundertaketoanswersomeofthesequestionsinthisbook.Inmostbooks,theI,orfirstperson,isomitted;inthisitwillberetained;that,inrespecttoegotism,isthemaindifference.Wecommonlydonotrememberthatitis,afterall,alwa
6、ysthefirstpersonthatisspeaking.IshouldnottalksomuchaboutmyselfiftherewereanybodyelsewhomIknewaswell.Unfortunately,Iamconfinedtothisthemebythenarrownessofmyexperience.Moreover,I,onmyside,requireofeverywriter,firstorlast,asimpleandsincereaccountofhisownlife,andnotmerelywhatheha
7、sheardofothermen'slives;somesuchaccountashewouldsendtohiskindredfromadistantland;forifhehaslivedsincerely,itmusthavebeeninadistantlandtome.Perhapsthesepagesaremoreparticularlyaddressedtopoorstudents.Asfortherestofmyreaders,theywillacceptsuchportionsasapplytothem.Itrustthatnon
8、ewillstretchtheseamsinputtingonthecoat,foritmaydogoodservicetohimwho