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 Walden cabin. Jim and Rachel Van Eerden’s “Walden”-inspired cabin in Stokesdale, ...

Taking a long view: Walden Pond as seen from the site of Thoreau’s cabin, circa 1900. (Getty Images) The path to Walden, as you walk north along the western edge of Adams Woods, comes to a fork just ...

We all grew up knowing the story – Henry David Thoreau built a cabin on the shore of Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts, and lived there for two years (1845–1846) and eight years later (1854) ...

In Henry David Thoreau’s masterwork, “Walden,” he describes the simple, self-sustaining life he led when he stayed in a single-story cabin on Walden Pond in Massachusetts for two years. He observed ...

SUSAN BROUGH has come to the woods in Concord because she wishes to swim deliberately. With broad, powerful strokes, Brough traverses Walden Pond well outside the roped-off area where children splash ...