Henry W. Longfellow ( )

The Poet Most popular poet of the 19 th century Most popular poet of the 19 th century Famous for his long narrative poems (“The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”, “Hiawatha,” “The Courtship of Miles Standish”) Famous for his long narrative poems (“The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”, “Hiawatha,” “The Courtship of Miles Standish”) First American to have his bust put in Poet’s Corner Westminster Abbey First American to have his bust put in Poet’s Corner Westminster Abbey The Village Blacksmith (manuscript page 1)

His Life Born in Portland, Maine Born in Portland, Maine Attended Bowdoin Attended Bowdoin Professor of modern Harvard Professor of modern Harvard Went to college with Franklin Pierce and Nathaniel Hawthorne Went to college with Franklin Pierce and Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace in c

Tragedy wife #1 (Mary) died of miscarriage wife #1 (Mary) died of miscarriage wife #2 (Fanny) died in a fire from which he tried to rescue her. wife #2 (Fanny) died in a fire from which he tried to rescue her. Scars on his face are covered by beard in his later years. Scars on his face are covered by beard in his later years. He wrote & translated sonnets to help ease pain of wife’s death. He wrote & translated sonnets to help ease pain of wife’s death.