author
Henry David Thoreau
1817–1862
Best known for Walden and “Civil Disobedience,” this American writer turned close attention to nature, conscience, and the question of how to live simply. His work has spoken to readers interested in freedom, self-reliance, and the natural world for more than a century.
18 Audiobooks
Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau
Excursions
by Henry David Thoreau
Walking
by Henry David Thoreau
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
by Henry David Thoreau
A Plea for Captain John Brown Read to the citizens of Concord, Massachusetts on Sunday evening, October thirtieth, eighteen fifty-nine
by Henry David Thoreau
A Yankee in Canada, with Anti-slavery and reform papers.
by Henry David Thoreau
Excursions, and Poems The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume 05 (of 20)
by Henry David Thoreau
The Service
by Henry David Thoreau
Familiar Letters The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume 06 (of 20)
by Henry David Thoreau
Poems of Nature
by Henry David Thoreau
Journal 02, 1850-September 15, 1851 The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume 08 (of 20)
by Henry David Thoreau
Journal 01, 1837-1846 The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume 07 (of 20)
by Henry David Thoreau
Canoeing in the wilderness
by Henry David Thoreau
The Maine Woods The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume 03 (of 20)
by Henry David Thoreau
Wild Apples
by Henry David Thoreau
Cape Cod
by Henry David Thoreau
Paradise (to be) Regained
by Henry David Thoreau
About the author
Born in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1817, Henry David Thoreau became one of the central figures of American Transcendentalism. He is most closely linked with Walden (1854), the book that grew out of his time living near Walden Pond, where he tried to strip life down to its essentials and observe the natural world with unusual care.
Thoreau also wrote the essay later known as “Civil Disobedience,” a powerful argument for refusing to cooperate with unjust government. Alongside his books and essays, he kept detailed journals and made careful observations of plants, animals, weather, and seasonal change, showing how deeply his writing was rooted in daily attention to the world around him.
He died in 1862, but his influence has only grown. Readers continue to return to his work for its mix of sharp independence, moral seriousness, and wonder at ordinary life.