BOOK LIST
Individual Author
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Works. Riverside Edition. 1886. 11 vols. Poetry, Vols. I–VI, IX–XI. Prose, Vols. VII, VIII. Standard Library Edition. 14 vols. (Includes content of Riverside Edition plus the life by Samuel Longfellow.) The best single volume is the Cambridge Edition. His work appeared in book form originally as follows: Miscellaneous Poems from the United States Literary Gazette (with others), 1826; Coplas de Manrique, 1833; Outre-Mer, Vol. I, 1833, Vol. II, 1834; Hyperion, 1839; Voices of the Night, 1839; Ballads and Other Poems, 1842; Poems on Slavery, 1842; The Spanish Student, 1843; Poems, 1845; The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems, 1846; Evangeline, 1847; Kavanagh, 1849; The Seaside and the Fireside, 1850; The Golden Legend, 1851; Hiawatha, 1855; Prose Works, 1857; The Courtship of Miles Standish, 1858; The New England Tragedy, 1860; Tales of a Wayside Inn, 1863; Flower-de-Luce, 1867; Dante’s Divina Commedia (translated), 1867; The New England Tragedies, 1868; The Divine Tragedy, 1871; Three Books of Song, 1872; Aftermath, 1873; The Masque of Pandora, 1875; Kéramos, 1878; Ultima Thule, 1880; In the Harbor, 1882; Michael Angelo, 1883.
Bibliography
A bibliography of first editions compiled by Luther S. Livingston. Privately printed 1908. See also Cambridge History of American Literature, Vol. II, pp. 425–436.
Biography and Criticism
The standard life is by Samuel Longfellow. 3 vols. These first appeared as The Life, 1886 (2 vols), and Final Memorials, 1887 (1 vol).
Austin, G. L. Longfellow: his Life, his Works, his Friendships. 1883.
Carpenter, G. R. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 1901.
Davidson, Thomas. H. W. Longfellow. 1882.
Fields, Mrs. Annie. Authors and Friends. 1896.
Gannett, W. C. Studies in Longfellow, etc. 1898. (Riv. Lit. Ser., No. 12.)
Henley, W. E. Views and Reviews. 1890.
Higginson, T. W. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 1902.
Howells, W. D. My Literary Friends and Acquaintances. 1900.
Howells, W. D. The Art of Longfellow. North American Review, March, 1907.
Kennedy, W. S. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 1882.
Lawton, W. C. A Study of the New England Poets. 1898.
Lowell, J. R. A Fable for Critics, passim. 1848.
NORTON, C. E. H. W. Longfellow: a Sketch. 1907.
Perry, Bliss. Park Street Papers, The Centenary of Longfellow. 1908.
Poe, E. A. In Literati: Mr. Longfellow and Other Plagiarists; Mr. Longfellow, Mr. Willis, and the Drama; Longfellow’s Ballads.
Richardson, C. F. American Literature, Vol. II, chap. iii.
Robertson, E. S. Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 1887.
Rossetti, W. M. Lives of Famous Poets. 1878.
Stedman, E. C. Poets of America. 1885.
Trent, W. P. Longfellow and Other Essays. 1910. Cambridge History of American Literature, Vol. II, Bk. II, chap. xii.
Underwood, F. H. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: a Biographical Sketch. 1882.
Winter, William. Old Friends. 1909.