Thoreau at Walden #[nn]

In this striking 2008 issue from Hyperion, Henry David Thoreau finds himself jailed for refusing to pay a poll tax, a protest rooted in his moral opposition to a government that tolerates slavery. Released after an unknown benefactor settles his debt, he escapes to a quiet hilltop, where he joins a huckleberry-picking gathering and finds a rare moment of solitude beyond the reach of the state. Illustrated in a deeply personal, hand-drawn style by John Porcellino—handling every aspect of the interior art and cover—the story captures Thoreau’s quiet defiance and his search for clarity in nature.