Henry David Thoreau
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Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundi
Thoreau in 1856
Thoreau's birthplace, the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse in Concord, Massachusetts
Original title page of Walden, with an illustration from a drawing by Thoreau's sister Sophia
Reconstruction of the interior of Thoreau's cabin
Walden
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Walden is an 1854 book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon the author's simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration
Henry David Thoreau
Walden Pond, discussed extensively in chapter The Ponds
Memorial with a replica of Thoreau's cabin near Walden