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In 1839, Longfellow published his first book of poems, Voices of the Night. He accepted the position with the provision that the College allow him to travel to Europe for study. The school initially offered him a salary of $1000. Longfellow’s father wanted him to become a lawyer, but Longfellow, after a short stint studying law, developed scholarly interests.
His poetry often had a didactic and sentimental tone, blending folk traditions with literary influences. They were married for four years. While melting wax to seal envelopes containing cuttings of her children’s hair, Fanny dropped a match onto her dress. Longfellow accepted, earning a salary of $800 as professor and $100 as librarian. You can draw or illustrate at the top and include interesting facts you learn about it below. (See helps below.)
Later, Longfellow returned to Cambridge where he boarded at Craigie House (once headquarters to George Washington). When the chestnut tree on Brattle Street had to come down, the tree featured in his poem A Village Blacksmith ("Under a spreading chestnut tree"), the children of Cambridge collected pennies to have a chair made for Longfellow from the chestnut tree’s wood for his 72nd birthday.
Longfellow published over twenty books, the last book, In the Harbor, in 1882.
Then they relocated to a private school run by Nathaniel H. Carter. No part of this work may be copied or used in any way without written permission from the author.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet whose love of children earned him the nickname “The Children’s Poet.”
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Just at the time he graduated, it was decided to add a professor of modern languages to the faculty at Bowdoin. The professorship was offered to Longfellow. In 1826 he went to Europe to prepare himself by three years of study, which he spent chiefly in France, Italy and Spain. He taught so successfully at Bowdoin that in 1835 he was called to Harvard, and from that time we associate him with Harvard and Cambridge.
Before he settled down at Harvard he spent a year in Germany, and in 1836 took up his new work. His wife had died while they were in Europe but in 1841 he married again and led a happy home life in the old Craigie Mansion, almost under the shade of the Washington Elm. As years went on he became more and more famous as a poet, and finally gave up teaching altogether in order to devote himself to writing poetry and translating poems from other languages….
“The Children’s Hour” shows us how he loved children, and he was loved by them in return. In fact, he was called the Children’s Poet, and toward the end of his life children presented him with a great chair made from the wood of the chestnut tree under which the “village smithy” stood. He lived to the age of seventy-five and died in March, 1882, as gently as he had lived….
Love was the motive of his life and showed through all his verse. He wrote of the homely, everyday things of life, and turned them into poetry.
“American Literature,” The Book of Knowledge
Further Investigation
The Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Biography from the Maine Historical Society.Longfellow’s Wife Dies
Biography at MassMoments.org.Searchable Database of Longfellow Poems
From the Maine Historical Society.Selected Works
Online Poetry Anthology
Our curated poetry anthology that holds a couple of Longfellow poems with go-alongs.“Christmas Bells”
“Paul Revere’s Ride”
“There Was a Little Girl”
Activities
Maine Map/Quiz Printout
At EnchantedLearning.com.Interactive Map Maker {Free}
Make your own maps.Books
Poetry for Young People: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
While we have enjoyed this illustrated series as an introduction to various poets — Longfellow being a favorite — others might object to the sometimes-abridged versions of some poems appearing inside. The choice, as always, is yours!The Children’s Own Longfellow
Illustrated public domain work that includes several favorites.The Children’s Longfellow by Doris Hayman
Eleven favorites told in prose.A Day With Longfellow
Part of the Days With Great Poets series that interweaves the life and times of the poet with his works.Unit Studies & Lesson Plans
Longfellow’s Life and Legacy
39-page teacher’s guide from the National Park Service that includes a helpful timeline, biographical information, and a look at Longfellow’s poetry. Also includes several poems with associated background.Poetry and the Imagination: The Legacy of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
66-page lesson plan from the National Park Service that covers learning about Longfellow, elements of poetry, and writing.The Poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (archived)
Ten lessons for older students analyzing his poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts. All of the poems referred to can be found in the database above.Printables & Notebooking Pages
United States Map
EduPlace.com map for locating Maine.Maine State Map
Map for locating Portland.Drawing & Writing Notebooking Paper {Free Download}
For creating a robin notebooking page.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Notebooking Pages
Simple pages for copywork, narrations, or wrapping up.Enjoy the complete series:
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He explored topics such as the heroic past of the United States, medieval legends, Christian themes, and criticized slavery and religious intolerance.Some of his notable collections include "Seaside and Fireside" (1849) and "The Song of Hiawatha" (1855), which was based on indigenous American folklore.
In 1835, tragedy occurred when his wife, Mary, died in Rotterdam.
In 1834, Mary accompanied him when he returned to Europe to study. Longfellow also translated Dante's "Divine Comedy" into English (Volumes 1-3, 1867). Longfellow’s mother encouraged her children to participate in music, and Longfellow learned the piano and flute, developing a life-long love of music.
Bowdoin College
Henry started college at Bowdoin when only fourteen years old.
Then while Longfellow traveled through Europe, the college decided he was too young for the position of professor. After three years in Europe, traveling England, France, Germany, Holland, Italy and Spain, Longfellow returned home in 1829 and taught at Bowdoin between 1829 to 1835. From 1836 to 1854, Longfellow served as Smith Professor of Modern Languages.
Henry’s father, Stephen Longfellow, is one of many men named Stephen in the family tree. In June of that year he started writing The Song of Hiawatha.
Longfellow’s First Wife: Mary Storer Potter
Mary Storer Potter, born on May 12, 1812 in Cambridge, was the daughter of Judge Potter of Portland, Maine.