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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.
- Lithograph, Portrait of Charles Dickens, 1867 - Charles Dickens' American publisher offered this print for sale to the public as the famous English author arrived for his second visit to the United States. It was a reading tour, with Dickens reading aloud from his literary works. Dickens had a ready audience for this tour--from December 1867 to April 1868, he performed 76 readings, earning for himself the vast sum of £19,000.
- 1867
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Lithograph, Portrait of Charles Dickens, 1867
Charles Dickens' American publisher offered this print for sale to the public as the famous English author arrived for his second visit to the United States. It was a reading tour, with Dickens reading aloud from his literary works. Dickens had a ready audience for this tour--from December 1867 to April 1868, he performed 76 readings, earning for himself the vast sum of £19,000.