we know that henry actually wrote part of his poem "evangeline" on this writing desk. and so it's here in his childhood home still a very tangible reminder of the work that he did. and i would say, too, of how famous and how well-traveled he was. his fame as a writer took him all over the world, and he found inspiration all over the world. so it was important for him to have the tools that he needed so that he could always be writing and creating no matter where he was. henry, after he left maine, would come back typically at least once a year to visit. he wouldn't really become well known as a writer until the 1840s, 1850s. after the civil war he certainly would have been more physically recognizable with the advent of photography. we know at his home in cambridge, massachusetts, whenever he left the house photographers would kind of come out of their studios, can we take your picture, can we take your picture. and he, by all accounts, was a very nice man, so he would oblige. so there are lots of photographs that still exist of henry longfellow. so coming back to his

he is best remembered for palm's like evangeline, the children's ems likepo evangeline, the children's hour. he is very much a part of our lexicon and memory. he was born in 1807. he's grew up he or. it is where he started writing. even when he has an adult left portland, left the main, he came back all the time. in hisd it inspiring childhood home. it was inspiring to him and a source of his poetry. housedsworth longfellow was always owned by the wadsworth's and the longfellow's . henry's parents lived here from 1807 until their death. person to live at the house was henry's sister, anne longfellow pierce. upon her death, she left the house and everything in it to the main historical society. as far as how much as what is original to the house and the family, the figure that has been" it is 94%. in other words, almost all of it . we have had to fill in some gaps, but almost everything you are looking at has a personal connection to the house and the people that lived here. this is the front hall of the wadsworth-longfellow house where the family's guests would have come in. they proba

henry's poetry, his first big commercial success is probably evangeline which he published in 1847.vangeline the maritimes by the british in the 1700's and that was followed by other, other big hits, if you will, the courtship of miles standish. high with hiawatha, the tales o the wayside inn and one. things they have in common is a very romantic style and epic story telling, if you will, and all the poems that i just mentioned were all inspired by actual historical events or actual historical figures. henry, for his own purposes, might have changed or adapted a little bit, taken some real license with, to kind of suit his needs or suit the expectations of his audience, but those are the ones he's best known for still to this day and so, that that poetry had and continues to have a very real influence on how america imagines its origins as a nation. at the back of the hall and to the left was the family's summer dining room. this side of the house faces north, it's a little cooler back here for eating in the summertime, and today, this room is often referred to as the rainy day room

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we know that he actually wrote part of his poem evangeline on this writing desk. here in his childhood home, it was a very tangible reminder of the work that he did. and i would say about of how famous and well traveled he was. it took them all over the world. he found inspiration all over the world. it was important for him to have the tools they needed so he can always be writing and creating. after he left maine, he would come back at least once a year to visit. he wouldn't really be, well then as a writer until 1840's, 1850's, after the civil war, he certainly would have been more physically recognizable with the advent of photography. at his home in massachusetts, whenever he left the house, photographers would come out of the studios to take his pictures. man, so hery nice would oblige. there are a lot of photographs that still exist of henry longfellow. ining back to his hometown his middle age and into his final years, he would have become a recognizable figure. 1882, hishe died in sister and would be sitting in this house about another 15 years. i think s