8 Facts About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1. On December 1, 1863, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow sat down to a quiet dinner with his children in his home near Cambridge, Massachusetts.

2. In 1909, a statue of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was unveiled in Washington, DC, sculpted by William Couper.

3. On June 14, 1853, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow held a farewell dinner party at his Cambridge home for his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne, who was preparing to move overseas.

4. On May 10, 1843, after seven years, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow received a letter from Fanny Appleton agreeing to marry him.

5. In late 1839, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published Hyperion, inspired by his trips abroad and his unsuccessful courtship of Fanny Appleton.

6. Whatever the catalyst, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow began his tour of Europe in May 1826 aboard the ship Cadmus.

7. In his senior year, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote to his father about his aspirations:.

8. In the fall of 1822, the 15-year-old Henry Wadsworth Longfellow enrolled at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, along with his brother Stephen.