Walden and civil disobedience / by Henry David Thoreau ; with an introduction by Michael Meyer.

Reprint of the Penguin American Library edition published in 1983.

Walden: Economy -- Where I lived, and what I lived for -- Reading -- Sounds -- Solitude -- Visitors -- Bean-field -- Village -- Ponds -- Baker Farm -- Higher laws -- Brute neighbors -- House-warming -- Former inhabitants; and winter visitors -- Winter animals -- Pond in winter -- Spring -- Conclusion -- Civil disobedience.

Thoreau's famous account of a year spent in a cabin at Walden Pond near Concord, during which he made many observations about nature, human life, and the importance of simplicity. Also includes his influential essay "Civil disobedience," arguing that since what is law is not necessarily right, and just because the majority decides an issue doesn't automatically make that issue palatable to a man's conscience, individuals should sometimes oppose the majority and break unjust laws in order to change them.