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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and author.
Background[]
A plaque at the Old Corner Bookstore mentions that some of Longfellow's works were published by American publisher Ticknor and Fields.[1] His poem "Paul Revere's Ride" is referenced in a plaque at the Old North Church, where Longfellow details the actions of Paul Revere in the American Revolutionary War. In the poem, he describes when Revere prepares a signal to communicate if British forces would be coming by the river or by land, using the phrase "one if by land, two if by sea."
The AI mayoral assistant of Watoga, MAIA, will recite Longfellow's poem "Haunted Houses" and mention the author by name.[2]
Appearances[]
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is mentioned in a quotation from the Fallout 3 Official Game Guide[3] as well as in Fallout 4 and Fallout 76.
Behind the scenes[]
- The Longfellow Bridge between Cambridge and Boston is named for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
- Old Longfellow may derive his name from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Like the latter, Old Longfellow is also a native of Maine.
References[]
- ↑ Placard at Old Corner Bookstore: "The Old Corner Bookstore was originally built as an apothecary after the devastating Great Fire of 1711. Originally the land belonged to Anne Hutchinson, the controversial puritan who was excommunicated and banished from Massachusetts for her "heretical" beliefs and sermons. During the mid-nineteenth century, the Old Corner Bookstore was the home of the leading American publisher Ticknor and Fields. They published the works of such luminaries as Charles Dickens, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Henry Dave Thoreau. Many of those were frequent visitors to the site."
- ↑ MAIA: "Haunted Houses, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow..."
(MAIA's dialogue) - ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide p.656: "The rocky ledge runs far into the sea, and on its outer point, some miles away, the lighthouse lifts its massive masonry, A pillar of fire by night, of cloud by day." -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow