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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is the perfect poet for our current moment. A master at what’s now called social networking, he commanded, at the height of his fame, a virtual empire of readers at home and ...

In his time, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow achieved such popular success, both in the United States and abroad, that by the end of his life his birthday was even being celebrated in schools. On Feb.

Cross of Snow – A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Nicholas Basbanes, Knopf (Borzoi Books) I pegged Nick Basbanes as a winner 50 years ago when he began writing book reviews for the Telegram. He ...

Nicholas A. Basbanes of North Grafton has received Nonfiction Honors from the 21st Annual Massachusetts Book Awards for his biography "Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow." The awards ...