The Reveries of the Solitary Walker (French: Les Rêveries du promeneur solitaire) is an unfinished book by Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, written between 1776 and 1778.

The work is in large parts marked by serenity and resignation, but also bears witness to Rousseau's awareness of the ill-effects of persecution towards the end of his life.

[1][2] It has been argued that each of the ten walks in Rousseau's book has a unique musical tonality combined with internal variations.

[2] "He struck a new romantic note by suggesting that the meditative spirit may always find in nature something responsive to its mood.

Through his book, Rousseau helped create a positive connotation for the word by reveling in experiences that circumvented conscious thought.