A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
Thoreau's first book excels at depicting nature around his trip in words.
More by Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Journal
Civil Disobedience
The Maine Woods
Walden, and on the Duty of Civil Disobedience
The writings of Henry David Thoreau
Civil Disobedience And Other Essays the Collected Essays of Henry David Thoreau
Excursions
Walden and Other Writings
The Journal, 1837-1861
Letters to a spiritual seeker
Civil Disobedience, Solitude and Life Without Principle (Literary Classics (Prometheus Books))
Chappie’s discussion starters
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- Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
- Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
- What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
- If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
- Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?