Very nicely written. Funny and interesting. I liked the mention of the slightly less scrupulous side of Thoreau too - he also mentions dining with friends quite

Very nicely written. Funny and interesting. I liked the mention of the slightly less scrupulous side of Thoreau too - he also mentions dining with friends quite a lot; his financial figures don't add up; and his attitude toward the poor was not as enlightened as one would expect from an intelligent, educated, clever man.