Hiawatha's Departure E-book
Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Genre: Literature, Poetry
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882) - American poet and professor whose
work was immensely popular both at home and abroad. Many consider him an
adaptive, rather than creative, poet. In 1884 his bust was placed in
Westminster Abbey, making him the only American author to be so honored.
Hiawatha's Departure (1855) - An extract from Longfellow's long narrative
poem, "The Song of Hiawatha." Opening lines: By the shore of Gitche Gumee,
/ by the shining Big-Sea-Water, ...
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