Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Edward Wagenknecht, Longfellow: A Full-Length Portrait (1955), and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: His Poetry and Prose (1986); Cecil Brown Williams, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1964); Newton Arvin, Longfellow: His Life and Work (1963, reprinted 1977).

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Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882). Sep 01, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 20, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 23, 2026
Add new Web site: Maine Public - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: The Life and Significance of Maine's Famous Poet. Jan 17, 2026
Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Nov 03, 2025
Add new Web site: The Society of Classical Poets - 10 Greatest Poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Jan 23, 2025
Media added. Dec 18, 2024
Add new Web site: Potters' Wax Museum - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Oct 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Harvard College Library - Houghton Library - Public Poet, Private Man: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow at 200. Aug 28, 2024
Add new Web site: The MY HERO Project - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Jun 14, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Famous Poets and Poems - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Jan 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Auburn University - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Sep 29, 2023
Add new Web site: Literary Devices - Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Jun 08, 2023
Add new Web site: Maine: An Encyclopedia - Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Feb 12, 2023
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Sep 27, 2022
Add new Web site: A Maine Historical Society Website - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Oct 18, 2019
Add new Web site: All Poetry - Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Jan 10, 2019
Changed the date of Ballads and Other Poems from "1841" to "1842." Sep 07, 2018
Add new Web site: American Studies at the University of Virginia - Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Dec 05, 2016
Add new Web site: The Literature Network - Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Dec 04, 2016
Add new Web site: Poets.org - Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. May 22, 2015
Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. May 22, 2015
Add new Web site: The European Graduate School - Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. May 22, 2015
Add new Web site: Children's Literature Network - Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Aug 05, 2013
Changed "The Netherlands" to "the Netherlands." Sep 15, 2010
Added new Web site: World Wide School - The Complete Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Jun 26, 2006
Article revised. Mar 28, 2003
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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