Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, birth of, 11; youth, 14-18; first poem on American subject, 17; college life, 18-20; shows American feeling in his Commencement oration, 21; early writings, 22; offers poems anonymously, 23; selections appear in Miscellaneous Poems, 23; his early poems compared with Bryant's, 24-26; one of his poems attributed to Bryant, 27; involuntary imitation of Bryant, 27; contributes articles in Irving's style, 27; letter to, from Jared Sparks, declining article, 29, 30; his "Our Native Writers," 30-36; graduates from Bowdoin, 37; literature his definite purpose, 37; writes to his father about his profession, 38-40, 41, 43; father's reply, 40, 41; first visit to Europe to prepare for Bowdoin professorship, 45; writes to his mother, 46, 47; enjoyment of France, 48-50; begins his studies in Germany, 51, 52; beginning of "Outre-Mer," 55; "Hyperion," 55; returns home, 56; becomes professor of modern languages at Bowdoin College, 56; prepares his own text-books, 57; contributes to the "North American Review," 58; publishes translations, 60; marries Mary S. Potter, 60; salary at Bowdoin, 64; life at Brunswick, 65, 66; writes to G. W. Greene, 67; publishes sketches in New England Magazine, 67; early sketches, 68; comparison of the "Sketch Book" and "Outre-Mer," 69-71; a puzzle about his writings, 72-74; his "Defence of Poetry," 75-80; project of taking the Round Hill School, 81, 82; position in regard to temperance, 83; his wife's letter about "Outre-Mer," 83; letter inviting him to become a professor at Harvard, 84, 85; his reply, 85-87; his first book, 87; second visit to Europe, 87-106; letter to his mother, 97, 98; his wife's illness and death, 107-111; buries himself in studies, 112; returns home, 113; his letter about his wife, 113-115; settles in Craigie House, 116; description of Mrs. Craigie, 118-120; interest in Craigie estate, 122, 123; his "Hyperion," 124-134; his letter to his wife's sister, 129, 130; on "Twice-Told Tales," 130-132; his desire for a national literature, 133; his best piece of prose, 135, 136; literary projects, 137; letter about "Hyperion," 139, 140; criticisms of, 141-143; his relation with Bryant, 145, 146; social side, 146, 147; costume of, 147; suggestions for poems, 149, 150; college duties, 150-155; asks for leave of absence, 155, 156; sails for Europe, 157; asks for further leave of absence, 157, 158; the "Spanish Student," 162; returns home, 162; anti-slavery poems, 163-165; abolitionists on, 166; Irish abolitionist on, 167; intimacy with Lowell, 169; announces his engagement and marriage to Frances Appleton, 171, 172; aided in "Poets and Poetry of Europe," 173; in the class room, 176-179; letters about college work, 179-183; letter about elective system, 182, 183; finds college work monotonous, 186, 187;