Books by Henry David Thoreau

Portrait of Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau, the American essayist, naturalist, and philosopher, remains a defining voice of individual conscience and simplicity. His writings, shaped by his deep observation of the natural world and his belief in self-reliance, invite readers to slow down and live deliberately, questioning the demands of modern life. Thoreau's reflective prose continues to inspire those seeking authenticity and a closer connection to nature.

Best known for his meditative retreat at Walden Pond and his principled stance on civil disobedience, Thoreau's work bridges personal integrity with social awareness. His calm yet radical outlook encourages readers to find freedom in thought and purpose in mindful living, making his books enduring companions for anyone exploring the balance between society and solitude.

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  • The Writings of Henry David Thoreau

    Princeton University Press The Writings of Henry David Thoreau

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    Book SynopsisPresents a simple account of a year spent alone in a cabin by a pond in the woods.

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  • The Writings of Henry David Thoreau

    Princeton University Press The Writings of Henry David Thoreau

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    Book SynopsisA personal account of exploration, of exterior and interior discovery in a natural setting, conveyed in taut, workmanlike prose.

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  • The Writings of Henry David Thoreau  Reform

    Princeton University Press The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Reform

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    Book SynopsisOpening with "The Service," one of the best examples of Thoreau's early style and interests, this work contains ten other essays. It includes reform papers such as: "The Service Paradise (To Be) Regained"; "Herald of Freedom"; "Wendell Phillips Before Concord Lyceum"; "Resistance to Civil Government Slavery in Massachusetts"; and more.

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  • The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Volume 1

    Princeton University Press The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Volume 1

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    Book SynopsisCovers the early years of Thoreau's intellectual and artistic growth. This title reflects his reading, travels, and contacts with Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and other Transcendentalists.

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  • Excursions

    Princeton University Press Excursions

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    Book SynopsisPresents texts of nine essays including "'Natural History of Massachusetts', "Wild Apples", "A Winter Walk," "A Walk to Wachusett," and "The Landlord."Trade Review"Presents newly edited texts of nine essays--including some of Thoreau's most popular and engaging works--drawing from his writing career between 1842 and 1862. The collection highlights Thoreau's early use of themes and approaches that recur throughout his work, including explorations of internal and external geography."--Times Higher Education "Students of textual editing should study this production as a model of the meticulous layers of investigation required to reach the highest standards of their craft. Thanks to Moldenhauer and the many others who assisted with this work, scholars and general readers now have, at long last, a critical text of Thoreau's beloved nature essays, a text that reproduces as closely as possible Thoreau's authorial intentions."--Laura Dassow Walls, New England Quarterly "We are grateful to Moldenhauer and Princeton University Press for their continuing dedication to providing modern readers with editions of Thoreau's writings that are sound, beautifully-produced and enduring pieces of scholarship in their own right."--Francois Specq, Transatlantica "Because of Moldenhauer's hard work, we know, in so far as it can be known, that when we read his text, we are reading Thoreau. The text is pure Thoreau, but Moldenhauer deserves a world of credit for making it what it is."--Robert DeMaria, Amherst Magazine "These essays are bound to have a growing impact on American culture. It is a pleasure to have them in this historically informative and scrupulously edited new edition."--David M. Robinson, Thoreau Society BulletinTable of ContentsNatural History of Massachusetts 3 A Walk to Wachusett 29 The Landlord 47 A Winter Walk 55 A Yankee in Canada 79 An Address on the Succession of Forest Trees 165 Walking 185 Autumnal Tints 223 Wild Apples 261 EDITORIAL APPENDIX Index 293 Notes on Illustrations 315 Acknowledgments 317 Short Titles 324 Library Symbols 327 Historical Introduction 330 Textual Introduction 364 Headnotes, Textual Notes, and Tables Natural History of Massachusetts 390 A Walk to Wachusett 403 The Landlord 419 A Winter Walk 425 A Yankee in Canada 471 An Address on the Succession of Forest Trees 544 Walking 561 Autumnal Tints 601 Wild Apples 633 End-of-Line Hyphenation 647

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  • The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Volume 3

    Princeton University Press The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Volume 3

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    Book SynopsisFrom 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and became the principal imaginative work of his career. This volume spans a period of rapid change in Thoreau's life and literary career, including the publication of his first book and a crisis in his friendship with Emerson.

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  • The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Volume 4

    Princeton University Press The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Volume 4

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    Book SynopsisFrom 1837 to 1861 Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This volume presents nearly eight hundred manuscript pages of this Journal.

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  • The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Volume 5

    Princeton University Press The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Volume 5

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    Book SynopsisFrom 1837 to 1861 Thoreau kept a journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This book finds Thoreau intensely concentrating on detailed observations of natural phenomena and on 'the mysterious relation between myself and these things.Table of ContentsXI April 28, 1852-July 8, 1852 1 XII July 9, 1852-August 31, 1852 201 XIII August 31, 1852-January 7, 1853 325 XIV January 8, 1853-March 8, 1853 433 Appendix 477 Indexes of MS Volumes Annotations 501 Map 536 Index 539 EDITORIAL APPENDIX Notes on Illustrations 555 Acknowledgments 556 Editorial Contributions 558 Historical Introduction 559 Textual Introduction 588 Textual Notes 599 Table of Emendations 609 Table of Alterations 630 End-of-Line Hyphenation 690 Later Revisions 694 Cross-References to Published Versions 712

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  • The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Volume 6

    Princeton University Press The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Volume 6

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    Book SynopsisFrom 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This work comprises a single manuscript notebook of nearly five hundred pages that Thoreau filled between March 9 and August 18, 1853.Trade ReviewBecause she writes ... clearly, Thomas has made a very specialized field accessible not only to academics but also a wider audience. -- Kirsti Copeland Religious Studies Review

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  • The Writings of Henry David Thoreau

    Princeton University Press The Writings of Henry David Thoreau

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    Book SynopsisFrom 1837 to 1861, Henry D Thoreau kept a "Journal" that would become the principal imaginative work of his career. This book presents Thoreau's "Journal".Table of ContentsM S Volume XVI August 19, 1853-February 12, 1854 1 Indexes of MS Volume 287 EDITORIAL APPENDIX Annotations 305 Maps 368 Index 373 Notes on Illustrations 388 Acknowledgments 390 Editorial Contributions 392 Historical Introduction 393 Textual Introduction 419 Textual Notes 430 Emendations 435 Alterations 443 End-of-Line Hyphenation 494 Later Revisions 496 Cross-References to Published Versions 519

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  • The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Volume 8

    Princeton University Press The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Volume 8

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    Book SynopsisFrom 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This work reveals him as an increasingly confident taxonomist creating lists that distill his observations about plant leafing and seasonal birds.Table of ContentsMS Volume 1 XVII February 13, 1854-September 3, 1954 1 Index of MS Volume 317 EDITORIAL APPENDIX Annotations 345 Map 378 Index 381 Notes on Illustrations 389 Acknowledgments 391 Editorial Contributions 393 Historical Introduction 394 Textual Introduction 413 Textual Notes 421 Emendations 425 Alternations 434 End-of-Line Hyphenation 487 Later Revisions 490 Cross-References to Published Versions 504

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  • The Higher Law

    Princeton University Press The Higher Law

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    Book SynopsisIncludes thirteen selections from the polemical writings of Henry D Thoreau that represent various stages in his twenty-two years of active writing. This title offers a microcosm of Thoreau's literary career. It allows the reader to achieve a full sense of Thoreau's evolution as a writer and thinker.Table of ContentsIntroduction by Howard Zinn ix The Service 3 Paradise (To Be) Regained 19 Herald of Freedom 49 Wendell Phillips Before Concord Lyceum 59 Resistance of Civil Government 63 Slavery in Massachusetts 91 A Plea for Captain John Brown 111 Martyrdom of John Brown 139 The Last Days of John Brown 145 Life without Principle 155 Reform and the Reformers 181 Index by Paul O. Williams 199

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  • A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

    Princeton University Press A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

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    Book SynopsisIn the late summer of 1839, Thoreau and his older brother John made a two-week boat-and-hiking trip from Concord, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After John's death in 1842, Thoreau began to prepare a memorial account of their excursion. This is the story of a river journey depicting the early years of his spiritual and artistic growth.Table of ContentsIntroduction by John McPhee ix Concord River 5 Saturday 15 Sunday 43 Monday 117 Tuesday 179 Wednesday 235 Thursday 298 Friday 334 Index 395

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  • Princeton University Press The Correspondence of Henry D. Thoreau Volume 3 18571862

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  • Hardpress Publishing Maine Woods

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  • HardPress Publishing Cape Cod

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  • HardPress Publishing The Writings of Henry David Thoreau

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  • HardPress Publishing Excursions

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  • HardPress Publishing Journal

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  • Hardpress Publishing Journal Ed by Bradford Torrey 18371846 1850Nov 3 1861 1

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  • Hardpress Publishing Journal Ed. by Bradford Torrey 18371846 1850Nov. 3 1861

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  • HardPress Publishing The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Journal Ed by B Torrey 18371846 1850Nov 3 1861 1

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  • HardPress Publishing A Yankee in Canada With AntiSlavery and Reform Papers

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  • Errata Naturae Editores S.L. Walden

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    Book SynopsisEncuadernación: RústicaColección: La muchacha de dos cabezas

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  • Errata Naturae Editores S.L. Un paseo invernal

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    Book SynopsisEn la profundidad del bosque, completamente solos, mientras el viento sacude la nieve de los árboles y dejamos atrás los últimos rastros humanos, nuestras reflexiones adquieren una riqueza y variedad muy superiores a las que ostentan cuando estamos inmersos en la vida de las ciudades. El zorzal y el trepador son una compañía más estimulante que la de los políticos y los filósofos, a los que volveremos a ver como quien se reencuentra con unos viejos y vulgares compañeros. En este valle solitario, en el que un riachuelo desagua las laderas cubiertas de hielo estriado y cristales de infinitos matices, entre los que sobresalen los juncos y la avena salvaje, y se elevan los abetos y las tsugas, nuestra vida es más serena y verdaderamente digna de contemplación.

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  • Ediciones Ctedra Walden Letras Universales

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  • José J. Olañeta Editor Passejades

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  • Cambridge University Press Thoreau

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  • The Maine Woods Penguin Nature Library

    Penguin Putnam Inc The Maine Woods Penguin Nature Library

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  • Walden and Other Writings by Henry David Thoreau

    Random House USA Inc Walden and Other Writings by Henry David Thoreau

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    Book SynopsisWith their call for 'simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!”, for self-honesty, and for harmony with nature, the writings of Henry David Thoreau are perhaps the most influential philosophical works in all American literature. The selections in this volume represent Thoreau at his best. Included in their entirety are Walden, his indisputable masterpiece, and his two great arguments for nonconformity, Civil Disobedience and Life Without Principle. A lifetime of brilliant observation of nature--and of himself--is recorded in selections from A Week On The Concord And Merrimack Rivers, Cape Cod, The Maine Woods and The Journal.

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  • Creative Editions A Year in the Woods

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  • Walden: Selections from the American Classic

    Shambhala Publications Inc Walden: Selections from the American Classic

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    Book SynopsisSelections from one of the great classics of literature--now part of the Shambhala Pocket Library.In July 1845, Henry David Thoreau built a small cottage in the woods near Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts, and began to write Walden, a chronicle of his communion with nature. Since its first publication in 1854, the work has become a classic, beloved for its message of living simply and in harmony with nature. This abridged edition of Walden features exquisite wood engravings by Michael McCurdy and a foreword by noted author and environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams, who reflects upon Thoreau’s message that as we explore our world and ourselves, we draw closer to the truth of our connectedness.This book is part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series.The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts. The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman. The books in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compact format that is collectible, reader-friendly, and applicable to everyday life.

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  • Editorial Alma Caminar

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  • Editorial Juventud, S.A. Walden Del deber de la desobediencia civil

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    Book SynopsisPublicado por primera vez en 1854, Walden es el diario informal de un hombre que se refugia en la naturaleza y, junto con los Ensayos de Emerson, la obra más significativa del movimiento trascendentalista norteamericano.

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  • Tundra Sobre el deber de la desobediencia civil y selección de citas

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    Book SynopsisCuando el joven Gandhi viajó a su primer destino en Sudáfrica, donde su lucha por la defensa de los derechos humanos le llevó a desarrollar activamente la resistencia no violenta, con la cual, más tarde, y ante el asombro del mundo, liberaría a la India del yugo del imperio británico, llevaba consigo como libro de cabecera el célebre ensayo de Henry David Thoreau "Sobre el deber de la desobediencia civil". Una obra determinante que también entusiasmó a León Tolstói, quien, hasta su muerte, apoyó y ayudó a moldear esta forma de protesta a su amigo Gandhi, durante las campañas de resistencia sudafricanas. Igualmente, Martin Luther King, Jr. hizo de esta obra de Thoreau la piedra angular del argumentario ético de la resistencia activa no violenta, característica del Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles, lo mismo que, de nuevo en Sudáfrica, aplicó heroicamente Nelson Mandela en la lucha contra el Apartheid.En un momento convulso como el actual, conviene releer el ensayo de Thoreau, volver al origen de la impecable y cristalina justificación ética de porqué no basta solo con no provocar la injusticia, sino que también, lo que con frecuencia se olvida, hemos de evitar convertirnos en colaboradores necesarios, ni directos ni indirectos, de la misma. Porque de nada sirve oponerse a la injusticia de palabra mientras con nuestras actividades reales, aun indirectas, o bien mediante nuestra inacción, no hacemos sino apoyarla. La desobediencia civil responsable y la resistencia activa no violentas, han mostrado que es posible mover las montañas más altas, y pueden seguir haciéndolo. Esta versión del ensayo es una traducción completamente nueva, en la que se han corregido errores de las ediciones clásicas, bastantes de ellos incluso de interpretación sobre el sentido real del original de Thoreau.La segunda parte de este libro es un amplio recorrido por la nutrida obra de ese naturalista y pensador adelantado a su tiempo que fue Thoreau, un "herbario" elaborado con la selección de citas destacadas de la mayor parte de sus textos, un canto permanente a la libertad, a la vida sencilla y libre de lujos que no hacen sino impedir la elevación moral de la humanidad, una oda, en fin, a la belleza y grandiosidad de la Naturaleza.

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