The Song of HiawathaHenry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Song of Hiawatha
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Original author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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"The Song of Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is an epic poem published in 1855. Written in trochaic tetrameter, it tells the fictional adventures of Ojibwe warrior Hiawatha and his tragic love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman. Set near Lake Superior's Pictured Rocks, the poem follows Hiawatha from childhood through heroic deeds including slaying an evil magician, inventing written language, and discovering corn. The story culminates with the arrival of Christian missionaries and Hiawatha's mysterious departure westward into the sunset.
The Song of Hiawatha, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #19.
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23 Chapters
- 1.Front Matter1,068 words
- 2.Chapter I: The Peace-Pipe937 words
- 3.Chapter II: The Four Winds1,718 words
- 4.Chapter III: Hiawatha’s Childhood1,318 words
- 5.Chapter IV: Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis1,635 words
- 6.Chapter V: Hiawatha’s Fasting1,639 words
- 7.Chapter VI: Hiawatha’s Friends1,000 words
- 8.Chapter VII: Hiawatha’s Sailing831 words
- 9.Chapter VIII: Hiawatha’s Fishing1,323 words
- 10.Chapter IX: Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather1,617 words
- 11.Chapter X: Hiawatha’s Wooing1,561 words
- 12.Chapter XI: Hiawatha’s Wedding-Feast1,359 words
- 13.Chapter XII: The Son of the Evening Star2,141 words
- 14.Chapter XIII: Blessing the Cornfields1,318 words
- 15.Chapter XIV: Picture-Writing1,042 words
- 16.Chapter XV: Hiawatha’s Lamentation1,179 words
- 17.Chapter XVI: Pau-Puk-Keewis1,453 words
- 18.Chapter XVII: The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis2,044 words
- 19.Chapter XVIII: The Death of Kwasind649 words
- 20.Chapter XIX: The Ghosts1,266 words
- 21.Chapter XX: The Famine1,005 words
- 22.Chapter XXI: The White Man’s Foot1,356 words
- 23.Chapter XXII: Hiawatha’s Departure1,970 words