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- Robert Frost Home - Robert Frost, one of America's greatest poets, had an extraordinary ability to put complex and deeply insightful ideas into everyday language. In the mid-1920s, Frost lived in this house while he was the University of Michigan's first poet-in-residence. Here, located away from the bustle of the Ann Arbor campus, his creative spirit and imagination soared as he wrote poetry and met with students.

- circa 1840
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Robert Frost Home
Robert Frost, one of America's greatest poets, had an extraordinary ability to put complex and deeply insightful ideas into everyday language. In the mid-1920s, Frost lived in this house while he was the University of Michigan's first poet-in-residence. Here, located away from the bustle of the Ann Arbor campus, his creative spirit and imagination soared as he wrote poetry and met with students.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Seated in Chair, 1825-1835 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. Longfellow's poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of his poems centered around American themes and topics--though he often took poetic license to depart from the facts to create an effect. Years after Longfellow's death, his poetry--recited at civic celebrations and studied in school rooms--continued to inspire.

- 1825-1835
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Seated in Chair, 1825-1835
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. Longfellow's poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of his poems centered around American themes and topics--though he often took poetic license to depart from the facts to create an effect. Years after Longfellow's death, his poetry--recited at civic celebrations and studied in school rooms--continued to inspire.
- Letter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, November 4, 1862 - 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>. The book recounts tavern guests entertaining each other during a storm by telling stories. Before the book's publication, Longfellow wrote Miss Eaton at Howe's Tavern--the original name of the Wayside Inn--inquiring about inscriptions found on the Inn's windowpanes.

- November 04, 1862
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Letter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, November 4, 1862
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. The book recounts tavern guests entertaining each other during a storm by telling stories. Before the book's publication, Longfellow wrote Miss Eaton at Howe's Tavern--the original name of the Wayside Inn--inquiring about inscriptions found on the Inn's windowpanes.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1850-1855 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. Longfellow's poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of his poems centered around American themes and topics--though he often took poetic license to depart from the facts to create an effect. Years after Longfellow's death, his poetry--recited at civic celebrations and studied in school rooms--continued to inspire.

- 1850-1855
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1850-1855
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. Longfellow's poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of his poems centered around American themes and topics--though he often took poetic license to depart from the facts to create an effect. Years after Longfellow's death, his poetry--recited at civic celebrations and studied in school rooms--continued to inspire.
- Letter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, August 14, 1878 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. His poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes, and he made every effort to make his works available. Many admirers wrote to him asking for an autograph or advice. In this letter, Longfellow suggested works by Jane Austen for the daughters of the letter writer.

- August 14, 1878
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Letter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, August 14, 1878
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. His poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes, and he made every effort to make his works available. Many admirers wrote to him asking for an autograph or advice. In this letter, Longfellow suggested works by Jane Austen for the daughters of the letter writer.
- Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1849 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. Longfellow's poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of his poems centered around American themes and topics--though he often took poetic license to depart from the facts to create an effect. Years after Longfellow's death, his poetry--recited at civic celebrations and studied in school rooms--continued to inspire.

- 1849
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Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1849
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. Longfellow's poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of his poems centered around American themes and topics--though he often took poetic license to depart from the facts to create an effect. Years after Longfellow's death, his poetry--recited at civic celebrations and studied in school rooms--continued to inspire.
- Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, circa 1870 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. Longfellow's poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of his poems centered around American themes and topics--though he often took poetic license to depart from the facts to create an effect. Years after Longfellow's death, his poetry--recited at civic celebrations and studied in school rooms--continued to inspire.

- circa 1870
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Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, circa 1870
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. Longfellow's poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of his poems centered around American themes and topics--though he often took poetic license to depart from the facts to create an effect. Years after Longfellow's death, his poetry--recited at civic celebrations and studied in school rooms--continued to inspire.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, circa 1878 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. Longfellow's poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of his poems centered around American themes and topics--though he often took poetic license to depart from the facts to create an effect. Years after Longfellow's death, his poetry--recited at civic celebrations and studied in school rooms--continued to inspire.

- circa 1878
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, circa 1878
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. Longfellow's poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of his poems centered around American themes and topics--though he often took poetic license to depart from the facts to create an effect. Years after Longfellow's death, his poetry--recited at civic celebrations and studied in school rooms--continued to inspire.
- Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, circa 1870 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. Longfellow's poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of his poems centered around American themes and topics--though he often took poetic license to depart from the facts to create an effect. Years after Longfellow's death, his poetry--recited at civic celebrations and studied in school rooms--continued to inspire.

- circa 1870
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Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, circa 1870
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. Longfellow's poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of his poems centered around American themes and topics--though he often took poetic license to depart from the facts to create an effect. Years after Longfellow's death, his poetry--recited at civic celebrations and studied in school rooms--continued to inspire.
- Portrait of Poet Ludwig Uhland -

- circa 1863
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Portrait of Poet Ludwig Uhland