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Essays: First and Second Series (1990), edited by Douglas Crase, brings together all the essays that Emerson initially published in two separate volumes in 1841 and 1844.
"The Concord Hymn'' and Other Poems (1996) is a compilation of Emerson's most renowned poems.
Walden (1854), written by Emerson's friend and protégé Henry David Thoreau, is a globally celebrated autobiographical account of Thoreau's experience living in seclusion near Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Walden remains a timeless literary work embodying American transcendentalism, individualism, and naturalism.
Little Women (1868) is a beloved novel inspired by the childhood of its author, Louisa May Alcott, the daughter of Emerson's friend and fellow transcendentalist Bronson Alcott. The narrative follows the March family, focusing on sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy as they grow from childhood to adulthood. The March family embodies transcendentalist values such as self-reliance, individualism, compassion, and the importance of education over material and social success.
Emerson described Leaves of Grass (1855), a collection of poetry by Walt Whitman, as "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet produced.” Today, it is regarded as one of the most significant works of poetry in the English language.
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