The writings of Henry David Thoreau

1884 · Book · Henry David Thoreau

“I find that I conciliate the gods by some sacrament as bathing-or abstemiousness in diet-or rising early-and directly they Smile on me.”

Naturalist, philosopher, champion of self-reliance and moral independence, Henry David Thoreau remains not only one of our most influential writers but also one of our most contemporary. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau gathers his most significant works, including his masterpiece, Walden; A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers; selections from Cape Cod and The Maine Woods; as well as “Walking,” “Civil Disobedience,” “Slavery in Massachusetts,” “A Plea for Captain John Brown,” and “Life Without Principle.” by Henry David Thoreau