Henry David Thoreau’s nonfiction classic "Walden, or A Life in the Woods" was first published on this day in history, on Aug. 9, 1854. "Walden" is about the virtues of simple living and ...

CONCORD - American literary icon Henry David Thoreau spent two years, two months, and two days at Walden Pond, writing what would later be published as his book "Walden." Now, nearly 180 years later, ...

Henry David Thoreau, the essayist and poet whose book “Walden” still resonates with fans of nature and the environment in the modern era, was born 200 years ago Wednesday. Admirers of the pioneering ...

TOM SLAYTON set out hoping to renew interest in Henry David Thoreau, using his feet and his pen. It turned out that following Thoreau’s footsteps to Cape Cod, Walden Pond and Maine’s Mount Katahdin ...

"Walden," by Henry David Thoreau, shows that his author was on the autism spectrum and knew he wasn't like other people, says Julie Brown, who's studied the writings of numerous authors thought or ...

Henry David Thoreau might seem an unlikely candidate for a digital reformatting, but the State University of New York at Geneseo has given the author's most famous work, Walden, an online presence ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth — err, game. Henry David Thoreau wrote ...

MONTPELIER -- Tom Slayton set out hoping to renew interest in Henry David Thoreau, using his feet and his pen. It turned out that following Thoreau's footsteps to Cape Cod, Walden Pond and Maine's ...

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(AP) — Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth — err, game. Henry David Thoreau wrote those words — most ...