Public Poet, Private Man: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow at 200
Alan Caruba, Bookviews
Profusely illustrated with manuscripts, drawings, and photographs from the extensive collections of Houghton Library and the Longfellow National Historic Site, this book demonstrates how intensely involved Longfellow was in family, fatherhood, and friendship. It also shows how these supposedly “private” aspects of his life constantly intersected with the more public aspects of his understanding of authorship, his collaborative projects, and his commitment to his readers. The result is a vivid introduction to Longfellow’s world.