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A list of key readings about Henry David Thoreau.
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Biographies

  • Canby, Henry Seidel, Thoreau
  • Harding, Walter, The Days of Henry Thoreau
  • Salt, Henry S., Life of Henry David Thoreau

Significance and impact of Thoreau

  • Pokrovsky, Nikita, Henry Thoreau, translation from Russian by Sergei Syrovatkin. Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1989. A Soviet publication on Thoreau and his world view and outlook, his life and times, and his significance for American culture. ISBN 5-01-001135-2

Critical editions of Thoreau's works

(Note: Listed here are those editions of Thoreau's works which contain extensive material, whether biographical, critical, or otherwise in addition to the work itself.)

  • Angelo, Ray, Botanical Index to the Journal of Henry David Thoreau (1984). Contains an essay by the author on Thoreau as Botanist. This work is also available on-line at http://www.ray-a.com/ThoreauBotIdx/
  • Van Doren Stern, Philip (editor), The Annotated Walden, (originally published 1970). Contains brief introductory essays on Walden, on Thoreau, on the writing and publishing of Walden, plus a very detailed chronology of Thoreau's life and a comprehensive bibliography on Thoreau. ISBN 0-88029-931-2