A Henry Wadsworth Longfellow CompanionBloomsbury Academic, 2003 M12 30 - 311 pages Best remembered today as the author of The Song of Hiawatha, Longfellow continues to be one of the most popular poets in American literary history. This book is a guide to his life and writings. A brief introductory essay overviews Longfellow's life and accomplishments. A chronology then summarizes the chief events in his career. Hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries follow, discussing individual poems, his other writings, his family members and professional associates, and topics related to his life and literary achievements. Entries list works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography. |
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... called on her and noted the following in his journal ( 6 Dec 1849 ) : “ A kindly old lady , with gentle manners and soft voice . We talked of Swedish authors . [ Esaias ] Tegnér [ * ] she spoke of with affec- tion , much moved and with ...
... called on Judge Story , who welcomed them and even “ sent for all the judges of the Supreme Court to come down and see us . " Bibliography : Hilen , ed .; S. Longfellow ; New- myer , R. Kent . Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story ...
... called on him and he received two thousand letters . Whittier knew and wrote poems about and letters to many friends whom Longfel- low also knew , including Fredrika Bremer , * William Cullen Bryant , * William Ellery Chan- ning ...