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Longfellow : a full-length portrait / by Edward Wagenknecht.

Critical biography of the most popular American poet in the 19th century, known for such works as The Song of Hiawatha (1855) and "Paul Revere's Ride" (1863), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wagenknecht, Edward, 1900-2004
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Longmans, Green & Co., 1955.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, > 1807-1882.
Poets, American > 19th century > Biography.
Poètes américains > 19e siècle > Biographies.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, > 1807-1882
Table of Contents:
  • Longfellow's life experience
  • Among his books
  • Books as tools
  • The young idea
  • The way of a maker
  • A side to face the world with
  • The man within
  • The last infirmity
  • With his fellows
  • The poet and the alligators
  • Cakes and ale
  • The social arts
  • The old and the new
  • Satan's kingdom
  • Homekeeping hearts
  • Fulfilment
  • The turn of fortune's wheel
  • Love's aftermath
  • The boundless hope
  • The surest pledge.