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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems "Paul Revere's Ride", "The Song of Hiawatha", and "Evangeline". He was the first American to completely translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was one of the fireside poets from New England.

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American poet and educator (1807–1882)

Born 27 February 1807
Died 24 March 1882

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Photo of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

American poet and educator (1807–1882)

Born 27 February 1807
Died 24 March 1882

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Poetry American poetry Drama History Poetry (poetic works by one author) Acadians Indians of North America Fiction Folklore American literature Description and travel English poetry Children's poetry Collections American Poets Juvenile poetry Children's poetry, American Children's fiction Classic Literature Witchcraft Iroquois Indians Poetry of places History and criticism Juvenile audience Kings and rulers

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Massachusetts United States Europe New England England Maine Salem Alabama Owl Creek Bridge Salem (Mass.) Calcutta India Nuremberg (Germany) Soviet Union Surrey Germany Italy Andover Barbados Boston Cambridge (Mass.) China Eastern Europe Florida Fountain of Youth

People

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) Hiawatha (15th cent) Jesus Christ Myles Standish (1584?-1656) Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Hiawatha (active 15th century) John H. Watson Peyton Farquhar Sherlock Holmes Ethelred Giles Corey (1611?-1692) Grimesby Roylott Helen Stoner John Endecott (1588?-1665) Madeline Usher Paul Revere (1735-1818) Roderick Usher Stroke Moran Devil Judas Maccabeus (-161 B.C) Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Abigail Williams Amanda Wingfield Ann Putnam

Time

19th century Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 New Plymouth, 1620-1691 Civil War, 1861-1865 1861-1865 1861-65 20th century American Civil War Expulsion, 1755 1692 1800-1918 December 1600s 1620-1691 (New Plymouth) 1713-1763 1800-1870 1890 18th century 19e siècle 20th Century Civil War Colonial period (New Plymouth) Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775 Déportation des, 1755 Erik Menved, 1286-1319

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