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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:


  • A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers »
    A narrative of a boating trip that Thoreau took with his brother in 1839 from Concord, Massachusetts, to Concord, New Hampshire. (197 pages)

  • A Yankee in Canada »
    Five-part description of Thoreau's 1850 trip to Canada: Concord to Montreal, Quebec and Montmorenci, St Anne, River St. Lawrence... (45 pages)

  • Cape Cod »
    Thoreau's sunniest, happiest book. It describes several trips he made to Cape Cod between 1849 and 1855. (112 pages)

  • The Maine Woods »
    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)

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

  • Biography
  • Books:
    • Walden; or, Life in the Woods (172 pages)
    • The Maine Woods (153 pages)
    • Cape Cod (112 pages)
    • A Yankee in Canada (45 pages)
    • A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (197 pages)
  • Major Essays:
    • Civil Disobedience (16 pages)
    • Slavery in Massachusetts (10 pages)
    • Life Without Principle (13 pages)
    • A Walk to Wachusett (10 pages)
    • A Winter Walk (10 pages)
    • Walking (21 pages)
    • Natural History of Massachusetts (14 pages)
    • The Succession of Forest Trees (10 pages)
    • Autumnal Tints (20 pages)
    • Wild Apples (16 pages)
  • Other Essays  »
  • Correspondence  »
  • Poems  »
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