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Jul.11.2012
On Radio 4′s ‘Off the Page’ on 19th June, Dominic Arkwright discussed the merits of idleness with Hardeep Singh Kohli, Stephanie Calman and Oliver Burkeman.
During the discussion, Dominic mentioned a quote from Thoreau’s ‘Life Without Principle’ which I found thought-provoking...
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If a man walk in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer; but if he spends his whole day as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making earth bald before her time, he is esteemed an industrious and enterprising citizen. As if a town had no interest in its forests but to cut them down! ”
—Life Without Principle, Henry David Thoreau
About Imogen
I am an avid reader (my father is a bookshop owner), and part-time imprint publisher for John Hunt Publishing. I attained an MA in English Literature and Philosophy from the University of St Andrews, and now I have a new imprint to bring to the attention of...
Causes Imogen Oxley Supports
Earthjustice
Natural Resources Defense Council
Centre for Alternative Technology
Soil Association
In Defense of Animals
Imogen’s Favorite Books
Jude the Obscure
The Beautiful and Damned
Return of the Native
Nights at the Circus
The Woodlanders
Candide
A Pair of Blue Eyes
Mrs Dalloway
Waterland
1984