Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These quotes from "Walden" and other works by Thoreau will have you ditching the couch and running for the great outdoors. Henry ...

Henry David Thoreau died on May 6, 1862, in Concord, Mass., surrounded by books and flowers. At the funeral, his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered a eulogy that emphasized Thoreau’s ...

PBS takes up three hours of prime time this week for a Ken Burns-produced documentary about Henry David Thoreau that is a lovely film to behold. It is beautifully shot, written, edited, researched and ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By John Kaag NOW COMES GOOD SAILING Writers Reflect on Henry David Thoreau Edited by Andrew Blauner ...

The early editions of Henry David Thoreau’s posthumous publications listed no editors. Later, early Thoreau biographers credited Ralph Waldo Emerson and Ellery Channing with putting these editions ...

Henry David Thoreau dies at 44, but his message lives on and encourages us to read. On May 6th, 1862, Henry David Thoreau passes away peacefully at age 44 from tuberculosis. His work continues to ...

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Henry David Thoreau, the 19th-century writer, philosopher, and naturalist, is probably best known for having holed up in a cabin by Walden Pond to escape the pressures of the commercial and material ...

Thoreau moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson's family, but personal tragedy strikes both families. Ralph Waldo Emerson invites Thoreau to move in with his family, and Emerson mentors Thoreau to help him ...

Henry David Thoreau is often celebrated as the man who turned his back on society, returning to nature to become a citizen of the wilderness. Thoreau, in this view, becomes a hermit who shuns his ...