Tales of a Wayside Inn, 1863

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), the most beloved American poet of the 19th century, assembled a collection of his poetry into the book Tales of a Wayside Inn. It recounts tavern guests entertaining each other during a storm by telling stories. Longfellow blended new poems with his existing works--such as "Paul Revere's Ride"--in this book, first published in 1863.