Henry David Thoreau

696 books • 62 series

American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher, best-known for his autobiographical story of life in the woods, WALDEN (1854). Thoreau became one of the leading personalities in New England Transcendentalism. He wrote tirelessly but earned from his books and journalism little. Thoreau's CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE (1849) influenced Gandhi in his passive resistance campaigns, Martin Luther King, Jr., and at one time the politics of the British Labour Party. Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts, which was center of his life, although he spent several years in his childhood in the neighboring towns and later elsewhere. He died of tuberculosis, and he is buried in his family's plot near the graves of his friends Hawthorne, Alcott, Emerson, and Channing on Author's Ridge in Concord's Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Jan 1, 2012
Cover of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (Volume 12); Journal, Ed. by Bradford Torrey, 1837-1846, 1850-Nov. 3, 1861

The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (Volume 12); Journal, Ed. by Bradford Torrey, 1837-1846, 1850-Nov. 3, 1861

Jan 1, 2012
Cover of The First and Last Journeys of Thoreau (Volume 1); Lately Discovered Among His Unpublished Journals and Manuscripts

The First and Last Journeys of Thoreau (Volume 1); Lately Discovered Among His Unpublished Journals and Manuscripts

Jan 1, 2012
Cover of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (Volume 10); Journal, Ed. by B. Torrey, 1837-1846, 1850-Nov. 3, 1861

The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (Volume 10); Journal, Ed. by B. Torrey, 1837-1846, 1850-Nov. 3, 1861

Nov 13, 2011
Cover of Night and Moonlight

Night and Moonlight

Nov 10, 2011
Cover of Walden, and on the Duty of Civil Disobedience - The Original Classic Edition

Walden, and on the Duty of Civil Disobedience - The Original Classic Edition

Nov 10, 2011
Cover of Journal, Volume 6...

Journal, Volume 6...

Nov 3, 2011
Cover of In Praise of Walking

In Praise of Walking

Oct 26, 2011
Cover of Resister

Resister

Sep 6, 2011
Cover of Sherlock Holmes Volume I

Sherlock Holmes Volume I

Aug 18, 2011
Cover of Ithoreau

Ithoreau

Jul 14, 2011
Cover of Nature and Walking

Nature and Walking (Concord Library)

Jul 1, 2011
Cover of Familiar Letters of Henry David Thoreau (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Familiar Letters of Henry David Thoreau (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Jul 1, 2011
Cover of Excursions (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Excursions (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Apr 1, 2011
Cover of Anti-Slavery and Reform Papers (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Anti-Slavery and Reform Papers (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Apr 1, 2011
Cover of First and Last Journeys of Thoreau: (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

First and Last Journeys of Thoreau: (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Apr 1, 2011
Cover of A Yankee in Canada (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

A Yankee in Canada (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Apr 1, 2011
Cover of Early Spring in Massachusetts (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Early Spring in Massachusetts (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Mar 1, 2011
Cover of Winter (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Winter (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Mar 1, 2011
Cover of Letters to Various Persons (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Letters to Various Persons (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Mar 1, 2011
Cover of A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. Eleventh Edition.

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. Eleventh Edition.

Feb 1, 2011
Cover of The Maine Woods (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

The Maine Woods (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Feb 1, 2011
Cover of Cape Cod (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Cape Cod (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Nov 7, 2010
Cover of The Thoreau Collection

The Thoreau Collection

Nov 1, 2010
Cover of On the Duty of Civil Disobedience (Revised Edition)

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience (Revised Edition)