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The Song of Hiawatha — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Song of Hiawatha

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  • Poetry
  • Book language: English
  • 176 pages

The Song of Hiawatha is a long narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, inspired by Ojibwe and other Native American legends collected by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft. It follows the life of Hiawatha—his childhood, adventures, friendship, and marriage—in rhythmic, image-rich verse. It is worth listening to for its musical retelling of traditional stories and its vivid natural world.

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The Song of Hiawatha
Henry W. Longfellow
CONTENTS
Introductory Note
Introduction
I. The Peace-Pipe
II. The Four Winds
III. Hiawatha’s Childhood
IV. Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis
V. Hiawatha’s Fasting
VI. Hiawatha’s Friends
VII. Hiawatha’s Sailing
VIII. Hiawatha’s Fishing
IX. Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather
X. Hiawatha’s Wooing
XI. Hiawatha’s Wedding-Feast
XII. The Son of the Evening Star
XIII. Blessing the Corn-Fields
XIV. Picture-Writing

XV. Hiawatha’s Lamentation
XVI. Pau-Puk-Keewis
XVII. The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis
XVIII. The Death of Kwasind
XIX. The Ghosts
XX. The Famine
XXI. The White Man’s Foot
XXII. Hiawatha’s Departure
Vocabulary

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Contents

  1. The Song of Hiawatha
  2. Henry W. Longfellow
  3. CONTENTS
  4. Introductory Note
  5. The Song of Hiawatha
  6. Introduction
  7. I The Peace-Pipe
  8. II The Four Winds
  9. III Hiawatha’s Childhood
  10. IV Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis
  11. V Hiawatha’s Fasting
  12. VI Hiawatha’s Friends
  13. VII Hiawatha’s Sailing
  14. VIII Hiawatha’s Fishing
  15. IX Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather
  16. X Hiawatha’s Wooing
  17. XI Hiawatha’s Wedding-Feast
  18. XII The Son of the Evening Star
  19. XIII Blessing the Cornfields
  20. XIV Picture-Writing
  21. XV Hiawatha’s Lamentation
  22. XVI Pau-Puk-Keewis
  23. XVII The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis
  24. XVIII The Death of Kwasind
  25. XIX The Ghosts
  26. XX The Famine
  27. XXI The White Man’s Foot
  28. XXII Hiawatha’s Departure
  29. VOCABULARY
  30. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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