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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Quick Facts

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Born February 27, 1807 • Portland • Maine
Died March 24, 1882 (aged 75) • Cambridge • Massachusetts
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1900)
Notable Works “Ballads and Other Poems” • “Christus: A Mystery” • “Evangeline” • “Paul Revere’s Ride” • “Tales of a Wayside Inn” • “The Courtship of Miles Standish” • “The Song of Hiawatha” • “Voices of the Night”
Movement / Style American Renaissance • Brahmin

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