Longfellow Collection

Racial / Iroquois Fishing
Hiawatha goes fishing in his canoe; " Take my bait, O king of fishes! "

Hiawatha / Minnehaha Dies
Hiawatha mourns the death of Minnehaha: " Seven long days & nights he sat there."

Hiawatha / Longfellow
Hiawathas departure: Hiawatha sails Westward into the sunset

Hiawatha / Wedding / Bride
Hiawatha with his bride, Minnehaha, walking hand in hand

Longfellows House, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Longfellows House, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1893. Longfellow National Historic Site, home of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

HIAWATHA FISHING FOR NAHMA. Hiawatha fishing for the sturgeon, Nahma: colored engraving from a 19th century edition of H.W. Longfellowss The Song of Hiawatha, illustrated by Felix O.C. Darley

PILGRIM, 1620s. John Alden, one of the Pilgrim settlers of the Plymouth colony, founded in 1620. Illustration from a 19th century American edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellows poem The Courtship of

John Alden House, Duxbury, Massachusetts, c1940s. The property is of cultural significance due to the1858 poem The Courtship of Miles Standish

Hiawatha / Portrait
A portrait of Hiawatha

LONGFELLOW: STANDISH, 1886. Why don t you speak for yourself, John? Illustration of John Alden and Priscilla Mullens by Arthur I

LONGFELLOW: STANDISH. The Courtship of Miles Standish by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. John Alden and Priscilla Mullens. Drawing by Charles Stanley Reinhart

LONGFELLOW: STANDISH. Priscilla Mullens. Wood engraving after George Henry Boughton from a late 19th century edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellows poem, The Courtship of Miles Standish

LONGFELLOW: STANDISH, 1859. The Courtship of Miles Standish by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Wood engraving, 1859, by the brothers Dalziel after a drawing by John Gilbert

MILES STANDISH. Priscilla Mullens wondering to John Alden why Miles Standish does not woo her himself. Wood engraving after George Henry Boughton from a late 19th century edition of Henry Wadsworth

Henry Longfellow

Henry Longfellow Victorian period

LONGFELLOW/EXCELSIOR
EXCELSIOR "There in the twilight cold and grey Lifeless, but beautiful he lay...". Date: First published: c.1880

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882) American poet and educator whose works include Paul Revere's Ride, and The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807 -1882. American poet and educator. From The Strand Magazine published 1897
878568 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807 -1882. American poet and educator. From The Strand Magazine published 1897. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection

Longfellow's Home. Craigie House, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
878569 Longfellow's Home. Craigie House, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America. From The Strand Magazine published 1897. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection

Charlemagne and the dead Fastrada. Seated by Fastradas side at Ingelkeim
1192537 Charlemagne and the dead Fastrada. Seated by Fastradas side at Ingelkeim by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Dance of Death. Here he has stolen a jesters cap and bells, and dances with the queen
1192532 The Dance of Death. Here he has stolen a jesters cap and bells, and dances with the queen. by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Barbarossa: Like Barbarossa, who sits in his cave, ... till his beard has grown through the table of stone
1192525 Barbarossa: Like Barbarossa, who sits in his cave, ...till his beard has grown through the table of stone by Meteyard

The herald of the mystery!... and yonder, upon a stage, a herald with a trumpet, clad like the angel Gabriel
1192522 The herald of the mystery!...and yonder, upon a stage, a herald with a trumpet, clad like the angel Gabriel by Meteyard

The Prince and Elsie in the garden. But first come hither and lay the flowers down beside me, put you hands in mine
1192519 The Prince and Elsie in the garden. But first come hither and lay the flowers down beside me, put you hands in mine

Longfellow (litho)
5989386 Longfellow (litho) by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: Longfellow. Illustration for Living Biographies of Great Poets by Henry Thomas and Dana Lee Thomas)

A boys ways are the winds ways, Longfellow (b / w photo)
6002105 A boys ways are the winds ways, Longfellow (b/w photo) by Burdekin, Harold (1899-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: A boys ways are the winds ways, Longfellow)

Elsies return, I saw her standing on the deck, beneath an awning cool and shady
1192536 Elsies return, I saw her standing on the deck, beneath an awning cool and shady. by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

St Catherine. See yonder little cloud, that borne aloft. So tenderly by the wind, floats fast away
1192534 St Catherine. See yonder little cloud, that borne aloft. So tenderly by the wind, floats fast away, over the snowy peaks by Meteyard

Herod: Would I were dead, would I were dead
1192524 Herod: Would I were dead, would I were dead! by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Golden Legend published by Hodder and Stoughton circa 1920 s); English

The wise men of the East. Hail to thee, Jesus of Nazareth
1192523 The wise men of the East. Hail to thee, Jesus of Nazareth! by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Elsies prayer. My redeemer and my Lord
1192520 Elsies prayer. My redeemer and my Lord by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Golden Legend published by Hodder and Stoughton circa 1920 s); English

Lucifer and his angels hasten! Hasten! O ye spirits, from its station drag the ponderous cross of iron
1192516 Lucifer and his angels hasten! Hasten! O ye spirits, from its station drag the ponderous cross of iron by Meteyard

Irmingard and and her father. My father spake, "this, or the cloister and the veil"
1192531 Irmingard and and her father. My father spake, " this, or the cloister and the veil". by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Front Cover
1192514 Front Cover by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Golden Legend published by Hodder and Stoughton circa 1920 s); English, out of copyright

Dante and Beatrice first meeting: On my vision spoke the power. (litho)
1074485 Dante and Beatrice first meeting: On my vision spoke the power. (litho) by Fortescue-Brickdale, Eleanor (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Dance of Death. Death playing a dulcimer. Behind him a poor old woman with a rosary
1192533 The Dance of Death. Death playing a dulcimer. Behind him a poor old woman with a rosary by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Irmingard and Walter. It was a dream, and would not stay; a dream that was in a single night faded
1192530 Irmingard and Walter. It was a dream, and would not stay; a dream that was in a single night faded...! by Meteyard

The Lady Irmingard. I am the lady Irmingard
1192529 The Lady Irmingard. I am the lady Irmingard. by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Golden Legend published by Hodder and Stoughton circa 1920 s); English

Friar Claus O cordial delicious! O soother of pain
1192526 Friar Claus O cordial delicious! O soother of pain. by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lucifer flying over the city. Sleep, sleep, o city! Till the light wake you to sin and crime again
1192521 Lucifer flying over the city. Sleep, sleep, o city! Till the light wake you to sin and crime again. by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mary at the well. Hail, Virgin Mary, full of grace
1192515 Mary at the well. Hail, Virgin Mary, full of grace! by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

The recording angels, fainter and fainter the black lines begin to quiver
1192539 The recording angels, fainter and fainter the black lines begin to quiver by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Prince and Elsie. "Ah not so soon, see yonder fire, it is the moon slow rising o er the eastern hill
1192538 The Prince and Elsie. " Ah not so soon, see yonder fire, it is the moon slow rising o er the eastern hill by Meteyard

Prince Henry, Elsie and Lucifer. "I have no more to say, let us go in"
1192535 Prince Henry, Elsie and Lucifer. " I have no more to say, let us go in". by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Abbot Ernestus slowly up the wall, steals the sunshine, steals the shade
1192528 The Abbot Ernestus slowly up the wall, steals the sunshine, steals the shade by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Scriptorium: It will do for the face of somebeautiful saint, or for one of the Maries I shall paint
1192527 The Scriptorium: It will do for the face of somebeautiful saint, or for one of the Maries I shall paint by Meteyard

Prince Henrys penance forth from the chapel clear he went, into disgrace and banishment
1192518 Prince Henrys penance.. forth from the chapel clear he went, into disgrace and banishment, clothed in a cloak of hidden grey by Meteyard

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"Longfellow: The Master Storyteller of American Legends" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, renowned poet of the 19th century, captivated readers with his timeless tales. One such epic was "The Song of Hiawatha, " a mesmerizing narrative that delved into Native American folklore. In this poetic masterpiece, Longfellow weaved together the story of Hiawatha, an Iroquois warrior and leader. Through vivid imagery and rhythmic verses, he transported readers to the enchanting world of tribal traditions and natural wonders. From Hiawatha's adventures in fishing for Nahma, the mighty sturgeon, to his heart-wrenching loss when Minnehaha tragically passed away, Longfellow painted a poignant picture of love and sorrow. The union between Hiawatha and his beloved bride became an emblematic symbol of unity amidst diversity. Yet Longfellow's literary prowess extended beyond indigenous legends. In "The Courtship of Miles Standish, " he ventured into colonial history by narrating the tale of John Alden and Priscilla Mullens during the Pilgrim era in Plymouth Colony. Through this captivating narrative poem, Longfellow explored themes like unrequited love and moral dilemmas. With illustrations depicting scenes from their courtship by talented artists like George Henry Boughton and John Gilbert, these characters came alive on paper. Longfellow's ability to transport readers through time showcased his mastery as a storyteller. Whether it was portraying historical events or delving into Native American culture with Hiawatha's portrait at its center - he left an indelible mark on literature that still resonates today. As we delve into Longfellow's works centuries later, we are reminded why he remains one of America's most celebrated poets – because within each line lies a profound understanding of human emotions woven together with lyrical beauty.