Henry David Thoreau was a 19th Century American writer and philosopher. He is well known for his book, Walden, which he writes in isolation in a small cabin in the woods. Thoreau decides to leave society and retreat into the woods to live simply and…
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Author
Henry David Thoreau
Country
United States
Original language
English
Original title
Walden Pond; or, Life in the Woods
Genre
Memoir
Publication date
August 9, 1854
Major Characters
Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alex Therien, John Field, Amos Bronson Alcott, William Ellery Channing, Henry Clay, Lidian Emerson
Plot
The book expands on two-year stay in a self-built cabin by a lake in the woods, sharing what he learned about solitude, nature, work, thinking and fulfillment during his break from modern city life.