Below I’ll give you my selections for the best Thoreau books by a few categories. I will cover these and other great books more in depth later.
- Walden and Civil Disobedience (2012)
- The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, a Play, Bantam February 1972 Edition ()
- Walking (2010)
- The Portable Thoreau (Penguin Classics) (2012)
- The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861 (New York Review Books Classics) (2009)
- Walden (2018)
- Thoreau and the Art of Life: Reflections on Nature and the Mystery of Existence (2010)
- Walden (2018)
- Walden On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,1960 Paperback (2006)
- Civil Disobedience byThoreau (2010)
Walden and Civil Disobedience (2012)
In 1845, Thoreau moved to a cabin that he built with his own hands along the shores of Walden Pond in Massachusetts. Shedding the trivial ties that he felt bound much of humanity, Thoreau reaped from the land both physically and mentally, and pursued truth in the quiet of nature.
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, a Play, Bantam February 1972 Edition ()
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Walking (2010)
Originally given as part of a lecture in 1851, “Walking” was later published posthumously as an essay in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862.Now being a chief text in the environmental movement, Thoreau’s “Walking” places man not separate from Nature and Wildness but within it and lyrically describes the ever beckoning call that draws us to explore and find ourselves lost in the beauty of the forests, rivers, and fields.
The Portable Thoreau (Penguin Classics) (2012)
Self-described as “a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot,” Henry David Thoreau dedicated his life to preserving his freedom as a man and as an artist. Nature was the fountainhead of his inspiration and his refuge from what he considered the follies of society. Heedless of his friends’ advice to live in a more orthodox manner, he determinedly pursued his own inner bent-that of a poet-philosopher-in prose and verse. Edited by noted Thoreau scholar Jeffrey S.
The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861 (New York Review Books Classics) (2009)
Henry David Thoreau’s Journal was his life’s work: the daily practice of writing that accompanied his daily walks, the workshop where he developed his books and essays, and a project in its own right—one of the most intensive explorations ever made of the everyday environment, the revolving seasons, and the changing self. It is a treasure trove of some of the finest prose in English and, for those acquainted with it, its prismatic pages exercise a hypnotic fascination.
Walden (2018)
“How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book!” —Henry David Thoreau, WaldenCharmingly decorated throughout, this Complete, Unabridged, and Beautiful edition of the transcendentalist classic brings to readers the timeless reflections of Henry David Thoreau on personal independence, self-reliance, simplicity, nature, spirituality, and much more.A must-read for anyone wishing to “live deliberately,” experience the life-changing wisdom in Walden again or for the very fi…
Thoreau and the Art of Life: Reflections on Nature and the Mystery of Existence (2010)
Featuring nearly 100 luminous watercolor illustrations, Thoreau and the Art of Life collects eloquent passages from the writings of the seminal author and philosopher. Drawn mainly from his journals, the short excerpts provide fascinating insight into his thought processes by presenting his raw, unedited feelings about the things that meant the most to him.
Walden (2018)
Walden by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and manual for self-reliance.
Walden On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,1960 Paperback (2006)
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Civil Disobedience byThoreau (2010)
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Best Thoreau Books That You Need
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Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau
Author(s): Ben Shattuck
ID: 3611196, Publisher: Tin House Books, Year: 2022, Size: 35 Mb, Format: epub
Dispersion: Thoreau and Vegetal Thought
Author(s): Branka Arsic (editor)
ID: 3195041, Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, Year: 2021, Size: 4 Mb, Format: pdf
Now Comes Good Sailing: Writers Reflect on Henry David Thoreau
Author(s): Andrew Blauner (editor)
ID: 3195571, Publisher: Princeton University Press, Year: 2021, Size: 1 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are truly best-sellers according to The New York Times, others are drafted by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.