Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 March 24, 1882) was an American educator and poet whose works include "Paul Revere''s Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and "Evangeline". He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri''s The Divine Comedy and was one of the five Fireside Poets.