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Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

Walden, pond, transcedentalist, hermit, woods, nature

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Criticism about Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau

http://www.bartleby.com/226/index.html#1

This lengthy analysis of the author’s life and work includes sections on “The Village Rebel “, “Thoreau�s Youth and Education”, “The Experiment at Walden Pond”, and “Thoreau�s Significance.”

Contains: Extensive Bio, Criticism, Bibliography

Author: Archibald MacMechan

From: The Cambridge History of English and American Literature Volume XVI: American, Early National Literature: Part II, Later National Literature: Part I

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Biographical sites about Henry David Thoreau

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Other sites about Henry David Thoreau

Botanical Index to the Journals of Henry David Thoreau

http://neatlas.huh.harvard.edu/ThoreauBotIdx/

“A wealth of observations and commentary on the wild plants of Concord, Massachusetts lies strewn on the pages ofHenry Thoreau’s Journal.”

Contains: Commentary

Author: Angelo, Ray

Keywords: Henry David Thoreau, botany, plants, Journals

 

Henry David Thoreau’s Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/pictures/thoreau.html

This site shows photographs of Henry David Thoreau’ s grave with its one word headstone–Henry.

Contains: Pictures

Keywords: Henry David Thoreau, grave, burial, headstone

 

On Visiting the Graves of Hawthorne and Thoreau

http://www.eldritchpress.org/nh/very.html

This site is a poem written by Very Jones, a transcendental poet, describing a visit to the graves of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry David Thoreau.

Contains: Commentary

Author: Very, Jones

From: Eldritch Press

Keywords: poem, transcendental movement, graves

 

Resources for the Study of Henry David Thoreau

http://www.d.umn.edu/~sadams/Authors/thoreau.htm

This site provides a “bibliography of Thoreau biographies and bibliographies.”

Contains: Bibliography

Keywords: Henry David Thoreau, bibliography

 

The Thoreau Reader

http://thoreau.eserver.org/

Annotated editions of Thoreau�s works, with an introduction to Thoreau, images, essays, help for students and teachers, and links to other Thoreau pages.

Contains: Full Bio, Timeline, Pictures, Commentary, Criticism, Bibliography, Webliography, Works List, Works Available,

Author: Richard Lenat

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Thoreau’s Handwriting

http://www.library.ucsb.edu/thoreau/writings_handwritingF.html

The “Thoreau’s Handwriting” site provides the viewer with a sample from a manuscript of Henry David Thoreau with a transcription of the same page.

Contains: Pictures

Author: Coon, Russ

Keywords: Henry David Thoreau, handwriting, manuscript, transcription

 

Thoreau’s Maine Woods

http://www.destinationmaine.com/thoreau/home.html

“The Portland Newspapers and WGME-TV spent three weeks paddling and hiking portions of Thoreau’s route, guided by the author’s words and ideas. Here, we share with readers, viewers and Internet users what we observed in the woods and along the rivers and lakes that Thoreau described as “the wildest country.”

Contains: Pictures, Interview, Commentary

Author: Haugen, Lori

Keywords: Henry David Thoreau, woods, hike, journey, travels

 

Walden Pond Exhibit

http://www.concord.org/town/Walden/WaldenPond.html

“Walden Pond Exhibit” shows photographs of Walden Pond for those wondering what Henry David Thoreau’s Walden Pond actually looked like.

Contains: Pictures

Keywords: Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau, pictures, photographs