The Poetical Works of Longfellow: Oxford Edition

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Medallion edition. Soft cloth.

Genres: Poetry, Classics, 19th Century, Fiction, Poetry Plays

Leather Bound

First published January 1, 1865

About the author

Extremely popular works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet, in the United States in his lifetime, include The Song of Hiawatha in 1855 and a translation from 1865 to 1867 of Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow educated. His originally wrote the "Paul Revere's Ride" and "Evangeline." From New England, he first completed work of the fireside.

Bowdoin College graduated Longefellow, who served as a professor, afterward studied in Europe, and later moved at Harvard. After a miscarriage, Mary Potter Longfellow, his first wife, died in 1835. He first collected Voices of the Night (1839) and Ballads and Other Poems (1841).

From teaching, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow retired in 1854 to focus on his writing in the headquarters of of George Washington in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during the Revolutionary War for the remainder.

Dress of Frances Appleton Longfellow, his second wife, caught fire; she then sustained burns and afterward died in 1861. After her death, Longfellow had difficulty writing and focused on from foreign languages.

Longfellow wrote musicality of many known lyrics and often presented stories of mythology and legend. He succeeded most overseas of his day. He imitated European styles and wrote too sentimentally for critics.

Reviews

[Velvetink · Rating 5 out of 5]

Belonged to my great grandfather, inscribed 'Jan Ist 1898'.
Needs restoration repairs. ;(

[Jennifer Sahlstrom · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favorites (not an exhaustive list): The Reaper and the Flowers, The Skeleton in Armor, Maidenhood, The Witnesses, The Quadroon Girl, Evangeline, The Secret of the Sea, The Lover's Errand, The Spinning-Wheel, Haunted, Houses, In the Churchyard in Cambridge, Children, Tales of a Wayside Inn, Flower-De-Luce, The Wind Over the Chimney, Killed at the Ford, The Haunted Chamber, The Meeting, A Book of Sonnets, Birds of Passage, Maiden and Weathercock, The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls, The Poet's Calendar, Moonlight, The Children's Crusade, Christus: A Mystery, Sonnets (The Good Shepherd), Beware! (Hüt Du Dich!), From the Paradise of Love, A Christmas Carol, Will Ever the Dear Days Come Back Again?, Rondel

[Frank Ashe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read it for Hiawatha, dipped into a couple of other works.

[Janet Eshenroder · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was published in 1879. It is a family heirloom, a thick and over-sized leather-bound book that was one of the few things I eagerly claimed the moment the offer was made. For now, I only intend to read Hiawatha's story, since I feel the book must literally be handled with gloves.

Had I read this poem in school? Or was I just so familiar with excerpts of Hiawatha that it seemed I should have read it?

I loved the sound of this poem. The words rolled within my mind like gentle waves. A great peace filled me each time I picked up the book to read. I savored these moments and spread them out across days and weeks, rather than reading straight through.

Still, I was disappointed in the ending, at the departure of Hiawatha from his people, disappointed knowing all that awaited native Americans once white men entered the picture. This story is so much mythology and yet, the ending left me with none of the comfort and sense of completion found in other myths.

Did I simply not want the poem to end? I am left remembering the sound of this poem and how I felt as I read. That part will always touch my heart.

[Daniel Seifert · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was prompted to get this old, rare book out in an effort to rad a few lines mentioned in some recent reading, viz. "Birds of Passage." I have not actually read the entire collection, but I am glad to have this piece of history. However, I do not altogether like Longfellow as he is one of the American school-room poets who represents the ideas and aspirations of a young nation, yet he was a masterful storytelling.

I have laid down the book again and may pick up when prompted.

[Lisa]

My copy is from 1899. It's probably the most beautiful book that I own, and I've had it for almost eight and a half years, so it's a bit shameful I haven't read through it yet. I love Longfellow, though. He's probably the most underrated poet of the 19th century.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoy Longfellow's poems. While visiting a friend in Maine over Spring Break in college one year, I was able to go and visit the lighthouse he often went to write. (I have a picture there too.)

[Andre · Rating 4 out of 5]

My copy is called the "Household Edition with Illustrations." It was published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston and New York
The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1894

[Rachael]

This book belonged to Frank Shotwell from Cashmere, Washington. Brother to Grace Boyles, grandmother of Rebecca Baens. July 2011.

[Bob Shepherd · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'll tell you later when I read it

[F.J. Akkerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Didn't read the whole book, but I read a lot of it, and love it. I'll be returning for more.

[Cal]

Longfellow's poetry has a curious rhythm to it, which I simply cannot brain

[Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

A voluminous tome of Longfellow's works. Contains many classic poems such as "Hiawatha" & "The Courtship of Miles Standish."

[Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Many of the classic poems like "Hiawatha" and "The Courtship of Miles Standish."