Walden, Version 2


Read by Nick Bulka

(4.5 stars; 31 reviews)

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


(5 stars)

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!


(5 stars)

Nick Bulka does a great job and I have listened to this may times before sleep

Generally good recording


(4 stars)

But the latin was mostly unintelligible, and the last chapter had some missing words

Spiritual illumination


(5 stars)

A work of great philosophical insight

i think the voice is great


(5 stars)

pump up the volume


(4 stars)

ive wished for more volume on several Librivox recordings. This one I think the worst in that respect