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- The Song of Hiawatha, 1855 -
- 1855
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The Song of Hiawatha, 1855
- 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 <em>Tales of a Wayside Inn</em>. 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.
- 1863
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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.
- Prose Poems, 1973 -
- 1966
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Prose Poems, 1973
- "Peoples Valentine Writer," circa 1850 - A craze for sending valentines began in America in the immediate decades before the Civil War. Valentines provided a way for young middle-class men and women to express budding feelings of love and to start courting a suitable partner. Valentine writers offered youthful suitors pages of sentimental and sometimes comic poetry to adapt and copy into store-bought or handmade love notes.
- circa 1850
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"Peoples Valentine Writer," circa 1850
A craze for sending valentines began in America in the immediate decades before the Civil War. Valentines provided a way for young middle-class men and women to express budding feelings of love and to start courting a suitable partner. Valentine writers offered youthful suitors pages of sentimental and sometimes comic poetry to adapt and copy into store-bought or handmade love notes.
- The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, Published 1884 - Gustave Dore (1832-1883) illustrated works by famous authors such as Milton, Dante, and Cervantes. In the early 1880s, the French artist created 26 drawings depicting the mind of the tortured narrator in Edgar Allan Poe's classic poem "The Raven." Dore died in 1883 soon after finishing the illustrations--the book was published posthumously in 1884.
- 1884
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The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, Published 1884
Gustave Dore (1832-1883) illustrated works by famous authors such as Milton, Dante, and Cervantes. In the early 1880s, the French artist created 26 drawings depicting the mind of the tortured narrator in Edgar Allan Poe's classic poem "The Raven." Dore died in 1883 soon after finishing the illustrations--the book was published posthumously in 1884.
- Lincoln's Land: And Other Recent Verses, 1921 -
- 1921
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Lincoln's Land: And Other Recent Verses, 1921
- Book Used by the Wright Family, "Poetical Works of Robert Burns," 1856 - Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's <em>On the Origin of Species</em>, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
- 1856
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Book Used by the Wright Family, "Poetical Works of Robert Burns," 1856
Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
- The Courtship of Miles Standish, 1859 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published <em>The Courtship of Miles Standish</em> in 1858. The narrative poem tells the story of the early days of the Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth Colony and the love triangle between Priscilla Mullins and rivals John Alden and Miles Standish (Mullins married Alden.) Unbothered with historical accuracy, Longfellow loosely based the poem on Mullins and Alden, his ancestors.
- 1859
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The Courtship of Miles Standish, 1859
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published The Courtship of Miles Standish in 1858. The narrative poem tells the story of the early days of the Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth Colony and the love triangle between Priscilla Mullins and rivals John Alden and Miles Standish (Mullins married Alden.) Unbothered with historical accuracy, Longfellow loosely based the poem on Mullins and Alden, his ancestors.
- Summer Story, Sheridan's Ride, and Other Poems, 1865 -
- 1865
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Summer Story, Sheridan's Ride, and Other Poems, 1865
- Book Used by the Wright Family, "The Poetical Works of John Milton," 1888 - Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's <em>On the Origin of Species</em>, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
- 1888
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Book Used by the Wright Family, "The Poetical Works of John Milton," 1888
Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.