National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Fact, Fiction, Artistic License
An interdisciplinary instructional activity focusing on Paul Revere's Midnight Ride. While many students know this historical event, this instructional activity allows them to explore the true story of Paul Revere and his journey through...
Maine Historical Society
Maine Memory Network: My Lost Youth: Longfellow's Portland, Then and Now
An extensive collection of images related to Longfellow's boyhood home in Portland, Maine, this site also includes five lessons for a wide range of ages.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Memory Network: The Elms: Stephen Longfellow's Gorham Farm
The importance of place and home is explored in this extensive exhibit of primary source material related to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's ancestral home.
Other
Eclectic Esoterica: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Need a Longfellow poem quickly? Find an extensive collection here at Eclectic Esoterica, by title. Link to a biography, and familiar quotations attributed to the famous Brahmin poet.
Other
Maine Historical Society: "Haunted Houses" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Read Longfellow's frequently quoted poem about haunted houses.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: Longfellow's "The Village Blacksmith" & Whitman's "Song of Myself"
Junior and senior students can examine both poets' concepts of the American worker, and determine which speaks to them more meaningfully. Lesson plans include illustrations, the texts to be considered, and some activity suggestions.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: Longfellow and the American Sonnet
"The Cross of Snow" is examined in this lesson plan, which includes background information and discussion questions.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, Trans. Longfellow
A free full text of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, available in multiple formats.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: The Song of Hiawatha
This ebook version of Jeff Ulmer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's The Song Of Hiawatha has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: The Village Blacksmith: The Reality of a Poem
This exhibit examines the possible interpretations of Longfellow's famous poem. Includes a link to Old Sturbridge Village, as well as images from Longfellow's time.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: The Children's Hour
Full text of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) poem "The Children's Hour." Includes notes.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: My Lost Youth
Full text of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)"My Lost Youth." Includes note on poem.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Wreck of the Hesperus
Full text of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) classic 1840 poem "The Wreck of the Hesperus." With notes.
University of Michigan
American Verse Project: Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems
This is the full text of "The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, originally published in 1859.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Copley, Paul Revere
Paul Revere's fame can be attributed Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride" and to the remarkable portrait John Singleton Copley painted of the artisan in 1768. View the picture and read the background of this portrait in...
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: Longfellow and the Jewish Cemetery at Newport
An exhibit about the Jewish cemetery in Longfellow's famous poem of the same name shows maps, photographs, and contemporary photographs.
Curated OER
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadworth Longfellow (1807-1882 CE) shows his brilliance through his poetry on this site.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Famous Americans: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Learn brief information from the National Postal Museum on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, famous American poet who was featured on the one cent postage stamp.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 - March 24, 1882) was an American educator and poet whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and "Evangeline". He was also the first American to translate Dante...
Curated OER
Phillip Martin Clip Art: Famous People From Maine Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Famous People from Maine - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow."
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Henry W Longfellow's Youth
Detailed biographical information about Longfellow's youth and early education. Discusses the influence of his native Maine. Describes Longfellow's first publication, at the age of 13, in a local newspaper.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Henry W Longfellow Matures
Discussion of the influence of Europe and the death of his wife on Longfellow's writing. Includes an analysis of his prose work, "Hyperion", and Longfellow's collection of poetry called "Voices of the Night."
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: Integration of Longfellow's Poetry Into American Studies
This page offers a wide range of activities and lessons employing Longfellow's work, with an emphasis on the universality of much of his poetry.