Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Michael Angelo: "For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art"

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Book Overview

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on February 27th, 1807 in Portland, Maine. As a young boy, it was obvious that he was very studious and he quickly became fluent in Latin. He published his first poem, "The Battle of Lovell's Pond", in the Portland Gazette on November 17th, 1820. He was already thinking of a career in literature and, in his senior year, wrote to his father: "I will not disguise it in the least... the fact is, I most eagerly aspire...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787370755
• ISBN13: 9781787370753
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Portable Poetry
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"