1889. Volume Eight of Twenty-Three, Riverby Edition. John Burroughs emerged from an obscure boyhood in the Catskill Mountains to write more than thirty books, create the genre of the nature essay, and become the preeminent nature writer of his day. Through his essays in books and popular magazines, John Burroughs taught countless Americans to appreciate nature. Contents: Henry D. Thoreau; Science and Literature; Science and the Poets; Matthew Arnold's Criticism; Arnold's View of Emerson and Carlyle; Gilbert White's Book; A Malformed Giant; Brief Essays; and An Egotistical Chapter. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.