The complete online text of The Wreck of the Hesperus by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The insistent moral tone, sentimentality, and serene idealism of the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) made him an extremely popular author at home and abroad in the 19th century. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine,...

By far the most widely known and best-loved American poet of his time, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow achieved a level of national and international prominence possibly unequaled in the literary history of the United States. Poems such as "Paul Revere's Ride...

During his lifetime and for some years after his death, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was by far the most popular and widely read American poet in the world. Although his reputation today is greatly diminished, a portion of his work still stands as a perman...

Ever heard a medley of a 14th-century Italian song and a vintage vaudeville tune? How about ragtime on the hammer dulcimer, viola da gamba and a goofball hybrid of a banjo and a mandolin? Chances are, you haven't, unless you've heard a concert by...

You can call it crossover or fusion or even eclecticism, but what the Hesperus ensemble did Friday night at the Library of Congress deserves a more ambitious title. Hesperus, which began by specializing in early music, now calls its vastly expanded field roots music,...