Walden
Henry David ThoreauThe founding text of voluntary simplicity, civil disobedience, and American individualism.
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Why It's Lindy
The founding text of voluntary simplicity, civil disobedience, and American individualism. Thoreau's central question — what do you actually need to live well? — is permanently relevant. Gandhi and King both cited it. 170 years later, it reads like a direct challenge to modern life.
About This Volume
An account of two years Thoreau spent living alone in a cabin he built by Walden Pond, stripping life to its essentials to discover what is truly necessary and what is mere habit.
Frequently Asked
Why should I read Walden?
The founding text of voluntary simplicity, civil disobedience, and American individualism. Thoreau's central question — what do you actually need to live well? — is permanently relevant. Gandhi and King both cited it. 170 years later, it reads like a direct challenge to modern life.
What is Walden about?
An account of two years Thoreau spent living alone in a cabin he built by Walden Pond, stripping life to its essentials to discover what is truly necessary and what is mere habit.
