Henry David Thoreau

About The Author

Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist.

Series by the Author

Books by Henry David Thoreau

A Novel Journal: Walden (Compact)
By Henry David Thoreau
An American classic that encourages writers to live by the adage, “No man ever followed his genius till it misled him.”

Oft-quoted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau is perhaps best known for his book Walden. First published in 1854, Walden documents the time Thoreau spent...
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Walden and Civil Disobedience
By Henry David Thoreau
“If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man.” —Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience
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