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English
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"New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini celebrates Christmas, past and present, with a wondrous novel inspired by the classic poem "Christmas Bells," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. I heard the bells on Christmas Day/ Their old familiar carols play/ And wild and sweet/ The words repeat/Of peace on earth, good-will to men! In 1860, the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow family celebrated Christmas at Craigie House, their home in Cambridge,...
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Draws on exclusive access in a major literary portrait of the beloved 19th-century poet that reassesses Longfellow’s remarkable stature and celebrity as well as his close friendships with such fellow artists as Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Oscar Wilde.
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Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
It's 1836, and nineteen-year-old Fanny Appleton, a privileged daughter of a wealthy, upper-class Boston industrialist, is touring Europe with her family. Like many girls of her day, she enjoys the fine clothes, food, and company of the elite social circles. But unlike her peers, Fanny is also drawn to education, literature, and more intellectual pursuits. Published author and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is also touring Europe, but under much different...
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