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Websites

MHS on HWL

What can't you find on this site? It's sponsored by the Maine Historical Society.

On Translating Dante

This page features four sonnets that Longfellow wrote about his experience translating Dante.

Life of Longfellow

His was certainly an eventful life, that's for sure.

Yet Another Life of Longfellow

Here's another site, just in the case the previous one isn't for you.

Bartleby's Longfellow

This site has links to just about all of Longfellow's poems, translations, and other works.

Westminster Abbey's Tribute

Check out this short, but sweet, tribute to Longfellow.

Video

Video Interpretation

This kid did a fantastic job on this project, that's for sure.

Another Video Version

This reading of the poem offers some great accompanying images, but a strange (sad?) tone.

Audio

The Song of Hiawatha Out Loud

If you fancy a four-hour Native American tale, this audio recording's for you.

Images

Longfellow in Color

Check out this great color painting.

Longfellow's Portland Crib

Yep folks, he once lived in this cool-looking brick house in Portland, Maine.

Longfellow's Bust

We weren't lying about Longfellow being in Westminster Abbey. Check it out for yourself right here.

Longfellow's Cambridge Crib

This was his house when he lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was also George Washington's headquarters during the Revolutionary War at one point.

Books

Digital Ultimate Thule

Look, Google has the whole thing for free.

The Dante Club

In this novel Longfellow and his pals have to solve a crime in Massachusetts.

Longfellow: A Rediscovered Life

It's slim pickings for biographies of Longfellow, but we did manage to find this one.