Ralph Waldo EmersonтАЩs famous essay тАЬNatureтАЭ declared that understanding nature was the key to understanding God and reality, and laid the groundwork for transcendentalism. His legacy of boldly questioning the doctrine of his day and connecting with nature will resonate with todayтАЩs readers in search of meaning and enlightenment. Essays include тАЬNatureтАЭ (1836) and EmersonтАЩs first series, published in 1841: тАЬHistory,тАЭ тАЬSelf-Reliance,тАЭ тАЬCompensation,тАЭ тАЬSpiritual Laws,тАЭ тАЬLove,тАЭ тАЬFriendship,тАЭ тАЬPrudence,тАЭ тАЬHeroism,тАЭ тАЬThe Over-Soul,тАЭ тАЬCircles,тАЭ тАЬIntellect,тАЭ and тАЬArt.тАЭ Nature and Other Essays joins Gibbs SmithтАЩs best-selling Wilderness series. Standing beside the works of his prot├йg├йe Henry David Thoreau, as well as John Muir, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, and Jack London, these essays are reissued to encourage and inspire philosophers, travelers, campers, and contemporary naturalists.