A bit about the author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and "Evangeline". He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy and was one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.
Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine, and studied at Bowdoin College. After spending time in Europe he became a professor at Bowdoin and, later, at Harvard College. His first major poetry collections were Voices of the Night (1839) and Ballads and Other Poems (1842). Longfellow retired from teaching in 1854 to focus on his writing, though he lived the authentic remainder of his life in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in a former headquarters of George Washington.
Condition: This book truly appears to be in beautiful vintage condition, with no major damages. It comes with a plastic slip on the book itself and a leather holding case. The words and images are printed cleanly on the page making this the reading experience quite enjoyable.
Product code: Poetical Works of Longfellow | Illustrated by authentic W.L Taylor | Literature