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 ...

Paying homage to the long-dead Transcendentalist, some people are building full-scale replicas of Henry David Thoreau’s ...

On this eight-degree morning, with clean sunlight flooding the upstairs office and a small dog asleep on the couch behind my desk, it is tempting to tell myself a reassuring story. We are fine. The ...

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, ...

It's not unusual for the words of influencers to gain popularity. But the influential philosopher Henry David Thoreau was born more than 200 years ago -- and now a term he's credited with introducing, ...

Henry David Thoreau’s river journals from the 19th century are now helping scientists understanding the effects of climate change on New England's seasons. Thoreau's meticulous notes on river ice, ...

On July 4,1845, Henry David Thoreau built a cabin at Walden woods in Concord and challenged what he called the “restless, nervous, bustling, trivial 19th century.” His full message delivered in Walden ...

After 26 years in character as the 19th-century transcendentalist writer, Richard Smith is hanging up his straw hat. By Alex Vadukul and Tony Luong In “Bright Circle,” Randall Fuller shines a light on ...

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 ...

Around his 27th birthday (July 12, 1844) Henry David Thoreau set out from Concord on a long walk — first to Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire, then across Massachusetts to Mount Greylock. We know he ...