Walking

essay by Henry David Thoreau
Book written_work Q1067239
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Walking

Summary

Walking is a written work[1]. Walking ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Walking authored Henry David Thoreau[3].
  • Walking's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • Walking's genre is essay[5].
  • Walking's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Walking's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • Walking was released on 1862[8].
  • Walking's has edition or translation is recorded as Q129892650[9].
  • Walking's published in is recorded as The Atlantic[10].
  • Walking's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Walking'}[11].
  • Walking's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I wish to speak a word for Nature, for absolute Freedom and Wildness, as contrasted with a freedom and culture merely civil,—to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part and parcel of Nature, rather than a member of society.'}[12].
  • Walking's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'So we saunter toward the Holy Land, till one day the sun shall shine more brightly than ever he has done, shall perchance shine into our minds and hearts, and light up our whole lives with a great awakening light, as warm and serene and golden as on a bank-side in Autumn.'}[13].
  • Walking's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].
  • Walking's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Walking authored Henry David Thoreau[3].

Publication

Walking was published on 1862[8]. Walking's language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Walking's genre is essay[5].

Why It Matters

Walking ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month).[2] Walking has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Walking is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . theatlantic.com. theatlantic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . gutenberg.org. gutenberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . gutenberg.org. gutenberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Filesdotcomgigs · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL55719W
    Language of work or name → English
    Has edition or translation → Q129892650
    Instance of → written work
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P953]]: https://eto.box/book/6d02bcb52d3e48adebb1fe008303623a, Add full-text availability link (P953) to a public-domain work"
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