Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher.

A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.

CONTENTS

Economy ................................................................................. 1

Where I Lived, and What I Lived For................................... 76

Reading ................................................................................. 94

Sounds ................................................................................. 106

Solitude ............................................................................... 123

Visitors ................................................................................ 134

The Bean-Field.................................................................... 149

The Village.......................................................................... 161

The Ponds............................................................................ 167

Baker Farm.......................................................................... 193

Higher Laws ........................................................................ 202

Brute Neighbors .................................................................. 215

House-Warming .................................................................. 229

Former Inhabitants and Winter Visitors ............................. 246

Winter Animals ................................................................... 260

The Pond in Winter ............................................................. 271

Spring .................................................................................. 287

Conclusion .......................................................................... 307

ON THE DUTY OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE .................. 321