Longfellow was the most popular poet of his day.
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This selection includes generous samplings from his longer works--Evangeline, The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Hiawatha--as well as his shorter lyrics and less familiar narrative poems.
Longfellow was the most popular poet of his day