
Walden is one of the more famous transcendentalist tracts in modern American literature. First published in 1854, Walden is an account of Thoreau’s famous experiment in solitude: spending over two years alone in a cabin near the wilderness. Walden is broken into sections that meditate on single themes: economy, reading, sounds, solitude, visitors, and so on. The style is complex, weaving back and forth between simple, home-spun prose and complex allegory, metaphor, and allusion. This makes Walden an interesting read because while it may seem accessible on the surface, it’s a book that requires deep and repeated reading to fully appreciate its many complexities.
Selected chapters for typing
| Economy | 102 Pages | |
| Where I Lived, and What I Lived For | 25 Pages | |
| Reading | 16 Pages | |
| Sounds | 23 Pages | |
| Solitude | 14 Pages | |
| Visitors | 20 Pages | |
| The Bean-Field | 16 Pages | |
| The Village | 9 Pages | |
| The Ponds | 37 Pages | |
| Baker Farm | 11 Pages | |
| Higher Laws | 17 Pages | |
| Brute Neighbors | 20 Pages | |
| House-Warming | 23 Pages | |
| Former Inhabitants and Winter Visitors | 19 Pages | |
| Winter Animals | 15 Pages | |
| The Pond in Winter | 21 Pages | |
| Spring | 27 Pages | |
| Conclusion | 19 Pages |