Henry D. Thoreau
Franklin Benjamin Sanborn
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A biography of the famous and popular poet-naturalist, author, philosopher, historian, written by a family friend who spent time with Thoreau almost daily during the last seven years of his life and who knew and talked with members of his family. Written shortly after his death, it was immediately popular and this later edition gained a new audience. ( Lynne Thompson) (6 hr 55 min)
Chapters
| Introductory Verse and Preface | 13:17 | Read by Lynne T |
| Birth and Family | 33:25 | Read by Lily Marie |
| Chilhood and Youth | 34:58 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Concord and its Famous People | 40:18 | Read by Jim Locke |
| The Embattled Farmers | 34:56 | Read by Jim Lane |
| The Transcendental Period | 39:16 | Read by Jill Preston |
| Early Essays in Authorship | 34:50 | Read by Mark Smith |
| Friends and Companions | 35:39 | Read by MaryAnn |
| The Walden Hermitage | 17:36 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Horace in the Role of Maecenas | 31:44 | Read by Jesse Zuba |
| In Wood and Field | 25:13 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Personal Traits and Social Life | 28:31 | Read by Kate Meehan |
| Poet, Moralist, and Philosopher | 16:45 | Read by Angie |
| Life, Death, and Immortality | 29:09 | Read by JaneHackathorn |