Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Author, Glenna Lang, Illustrator David R. Godine Publisher $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-87923-971-8 One of Longfellow's best known poems, a loving tribute to his three young ...

One way to gain insight into someone’s psyche is to read what they wrote when they were 13. For Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, that’s his very first published poem, “The Battle of Lovell’s Pond,” which ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. On this day in 1775, patriots in Lexington and Concord fought the first ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s popularity among average Americans of his day is something contemporary poets dream about. An international celebrity, he dispensed pre-signed autographs to the many fans ...

These lines of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Lost Youth” refer to one of Maine’s most famous sea battles, where two young captains fought to the death, and then found glory and eternal rest ...

Chef Staib prepares Lobster Pie and Deep Fried Quail Eggs. Everyone knows of Henry Longfellow's poem, "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." The poem made an obscure silversmith into an enduring ...

Strolling around Disneyland this summer, re-acquainting myself with Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, Mister Toad, Simba, and so on, the following reflection occurred to me: that these strange imagined ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is the perfect poet for our current moment. A master at what’s now called social networking, he commanded, at the height of his fame, a virtual empire of readers at home and ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous last name graces an avenue, a lane and a drive in Tucson. Longfellow was born in 1807 in present-day Portland, Maine, to a family that would soon include eight ...

This historic yellow mansion in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was home to one of the world's foremost poets, scholars and educators. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow lived here from 1843 until his death in 1882 ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Charles McGrath CROSS OF SNOW A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow By Nicholas A. Basbanes ...