 | WALKING began as a lecture entitled "The Wild," which Thoreau gave at the Concord Lyceum on April 1851. The lecture was a success, and he delivered it on several subsequent occasions. Finally, it was published as an essay in the Atlantic Monthly not long after Thoreau's death in 1862. Release Date: July 01, 1994 Number of Reviews: 0 | Ratings:  | Best deal: $2 $2 - $32 from 6 stores. |