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Books by Thoreau


During his lifetime Thoreau published two books - A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849) and Walden; or, Life in the Woods (1854). The Maine Woods (1864), Cape Cod (1865) and A Yankee in Canada (1866) were published after his death.

Books by Henry David Thoreau:


  • Walden; or, Life in the Woods

    Walden; or, Life in the Woods is a nonfiction book about Thoreau's experience at Walden Pond, near Concord, Massachusetts, from July 4, 1845, to September 6, 1847. (172 pages)


  • The Maine Woods

    The Maine Woods is an account of three trips taken by boat and canoe; Ktaadn in 1846, Chesuncook in 1853 and Allegash and East Branch in 1857. (153 pages)


  • Cape Cod

    Cape Cod is Thoreau's sunniest, happiest book. It describes several trips Thoreau made to Cape Cod between 1849 and 1855. (113 pages)


  • A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

    A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers is the narrative of a boating trip that Thoreau took with his brother in 1839 from Concord, Massachusetts, to Concord, New Hampshire. (198 pages)


  • A Yankee in Canada

    A Yankee in Canada is a five-part description of Thoreau's 1850 trip to Canada: Concord to Montreal, Quebec and Montmorenci, St Anne... (45 pages)