Originally published anonymously, Nature was the first modern essay to
recommend the appreciation of the outdoors as an all-encompassing
positive force. Emerson's writings were recognized as uniquely American
in style and content, and launched the idea of going for a walk as a new
way of looking at the world.
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have
transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have
inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened,
outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and
destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers,
pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and
helped make us who we are.