Famed for his contributions to Transcendentalism and such works as "Walden," Henry David Thoreau also wrote poetry. Read "I am a Parcel of Vain Strivings Tied."
Read the complete text of Thoreau's most famous essay about the role of government in the lives of its constituents. From UC Berkeley.
Read the essay by Henry David Thoreau that inspired Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., offered by the Thoreau Reader. Provides related links.
Read a biography of the transcendentalist author famous for his writings about Walden Pond. Includes Ralph Waldo Emerson's eulogy for Thoreau.
Philosophy research data base highlights authors, philosophers, and their works. Provides study guides for students.
Quotes from this social critic and author of "Walden," along with biographical information, texts and analysis.
Nonprofit group sells direct offspring of the red maple trees that shaded this naturalist's musings on Walden Pond. Help preserve Walden Woods.
Remember this author and help preserve Walden Woods by purchasing a planting kit including a historic marker and direct offspring of historic willow trees.
Extensive resource for this social critic, writer, and transcendentalist philosopher. With commentaries and analyses of Emerson's works.
Read about Thoreau's life or search through a small collection of his works.
Read or search this personal account of self sufficiency and simple living.
Offers this book by Henry David Thoreau about three excursions to Maine. Includes links to the author's extensive appendices.
Profile of the C19th American known for retreating to a rustic cabin on the shores of Walden Pond to live out his philosophy of self-reliance.
Read this text of Thoreau's famous essay.
Leila Hatch speculates on Thoreau's intense connection with the sea and its effect on his imagination. Includes a link to Thoreau's actual text.
Study guide analyzes Henry David Thoreau s "Walden," a philosophical exploration about self-knowledge. Find analysis on chapters like "Economy" and "Spring & Conclusion."
Find a collection of quotes, articles, images and complete texts of the transcendentalist's writings. Link to biographical resources.
Originally delivered as a lecture in 1854, this famous essay was re-edited by Thoreau and published again in 1863. Read about government, money, culture, and principles.
Access the Thoreau Institute located in Lincoln, MA which informs the public on the life of the American transcendentalist.
Presents links to personal homepages, electronic texts, music, and descriptions and photos of Thoreau's stomping grounds.
Read this indictment of slavery in which Thoreau discusses the Fugitive Slave Law and how he believed Congress condoned slavery in the Northern states with its passage.
Henry David Thoreau lived life as a rebel, defying the laws that ruled most and staying true to what he believed was important. His work, "Walden," conveys this ideal.
Find a directory of resources that includes the texts of "Walden," and "Civil Disobedience," Link to other transcendentalists.
Features Henry David Thoreau's account of his retreat to the Maine woods. Offers a survey map of Walden Pond and a summary of the book.
Features Henry David Thoreau's musings on walking. Includes all three parts of the series and an introduction by a Canadian biologist.