a discussion on the presence of ralph waldo emersons ideas in the works of henry david thoreau One of the first substantial biographies of thoreau, the life of henry david thoreau, was published by an englishman, henry salt, in 1890 walden was reprinted several times in both america and england during the second half of the nineteenth century in 1893 and then 1906, relatively complete editions of thoreau's writings were published.
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