Flower Fables, USA, Applewood Books, Hardback

Flower Fables, USA, Applewood Books, Hardback A collection of illustrated fairy stories from Louisa May Alcott–the author who brought us Little Women . Originally published in 1854, this collection of fables was inspired by Louisa’s time spent in the woods around Walden Pond–a spot endearingly named “Fairyland” by Walden’s own Henry David Thoreau. Young Louisa collected these fairy fables into a volume dedicated to her friend Ellen Emerson, the daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson. This volume–published under the title, Flower Fables –was Louisa’s first published book. Applewood Books has partnered with Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House to publish this commemorative hardcover edition on the 150th anniversary of its first publication.

A Winter Walk, USA, American Roots, Hardback

A Winter Walk, USA, American Roots, Hardback New England transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau’s 1843 essay “A Winter Walk” is a loving celebration of winter and walking. Thoreau vividly renders the winter season, writing of its sparkling beauty, its purity, and its stillness, and perfectly describing the warmth, coziness, and cheer to be found back at the home hearth. This short work is part of Applewood’s “American Roots,” series, tactile mementos of American passions by some of America’s most famous writers.