Books with title The Children's own Longfellow

This classic book is eight of the most popular of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s children’s poems. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was a seminal American poet and member of the Fireside Poets. He was a prolific writer of poetry, and became known as “the children’s poet” due to his popularity amongst children. This volume is perfect for introducing children to poetry, and would make for a fantastic addition to any family collection. Contents include: “Henry Wadsworth Longfellow”, “The Wreck of the Hesperus”, “The Village Blacksmith”, “Evangeline”, “The Song of Hiawatha”, “Hiawatha’s Sailing”, “Hiawatha’s Fishing”, “The Building of a Ship”, “The Castle-Builder”, “Paul Revere’s Ride”, etc. We are republishing this classic volume in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. This book was first published in 1908.

Longfellow wrote poems, many of which read as adventure stories that have been cherished by young readers and listeners through the years. Contained in this collection are eight poems, beautifully illustrated by some of the best known American artists of the late nineteenth century: The Wreck of the Hesperus - The Village Blacksmith - Evangeline - The Song of Hiawatha - The Building of the Ship - The Castle-Builder, Paul Revere's Ride, and The Building of the Long Serpent.

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This classic book is eight of the most popular of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s children’s poems. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was a seminal American poet and member of the Fireside Poets. He was a prolific writer of poetry, and became known as “the children’s poet” due to his popularity amongst children. This volume is perfect for introducing children to poetry, and would make for a fantastic addition to any family collection. Contents include: “Henry Wadsworth Longfellow”, “The Wreck of the Hesperus”, “The Village Blacksmith”, “Evangeline”, “The Song of Hiawatha”, “Hiawatha’s Sailing”, “Hiawatha’s Fishing”, “The Building of a Ship”, “The Castle-Builder”, “Paul Revere’s Ride”, etc. We are republishing this classic volume in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. This book was first published in 1908.

Excerpt from The Children's Longfellow: IllustratedThe poems here printed have been divided into groups which follow, in a general way, the arrangement in the Cambridge Edition of Longfellow's Poems. With three exceptions, each poem is reprinted in its entirety. In the case of Evangeline, The Song of Hiawatha, and The Courtship of Miles Standish it has been necessary to make a selection of one or two complete divisions from each.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Children's Longfellow: IllustratedThe poems here printed have been divided into groups which follow, in a general way, the arrangement in the Cambridge Edition of Longfellow's Poems. With three exceptions, each poem is reprinted in its entirety. In the case of Evangeline, The Song of Hiawatha, and The Courtship of Miles Standish it has been necessary to make a selection of one or two complete divisions from each.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.