| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Contributor(s): Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1408622270 ISBN-13: 9781408622278 Publisher: Koebel Press OUR PRICE: $18.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.97 lbs) 346 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This vintage book is Thomas Wentworth Higginson s 1902 biography, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow . Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 1882) was a seminal American poet and member of the Fireside Poets. Written with the skill of a novelist and the meticulous detail of a scholar, this fantastic biography will appeal to those with an interest in the life and work of this great poet, and is well deserving of a place on any bookshelf. Contents include: Longfellow as a Classic, Birth, Childhood, and Youth, First Flights in Authorship, Literature as a Pursuit, First Visit to Europe, Marriage and Life and Brunswick, The Corner Stone Laid, Appointment at Harvard and Second Visit to Europe, Illness and Death of Mrs. Longfellow, Craige House, Hyperion and the Reaction from It, etc. Many classic books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author." |