Four American poetsTHE STORY OF OLIVER WENDELL HOLMESReading editionChapter navigation56 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…FOUR AMERICAN POETSTHE STORY OF WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANTChapter I · THE LOVE OF NATUREChapter II · BRYANT’S CHILDHOODChapter III · WHAT THE BOYS DID WHEN BRYANT WAS YOUNGChapter IV · THE YOUNG POETChapter V · THANATOPSISChapter VI · BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYERChapter VII · A LITERARY ADVENTURERChapter VIII · THE EDITOR OF A GREAT NEWSPAPERChapter IX · HOW BRYANT BECAME RICHChapter X · BRYANT AS AN ORATOR AND PROSE WRITERChapter XI · OTHER EVENTS IN BRYANT’S LIFEChapter XII · HONORS TO THE GREAT POETChapter XIII · LEARNING TO LOVE A POETTHE STORY OF HENRY W. LONGFELLOWChapter I · A GREAT POETChapter II · LONGFELLOW’S ANCESTORSChapter III · LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOODChapter IV · SOMETHING ABOUT THE TIMES WHEN LONGFELLOW WAS YOUNGChapter V · COLLEGE DAYSChapter VI · THE YOUNG PROFESSORChapter VII · THE “BEING BEAUTEOUS”Chapter VIII · THE CRAIGIE HOUSEChapter IX · THE FIVE OF CLUBSChapter X · LONGFELLOW BECOMES A FAMOUS POETChapter XI · HOW SOME OF THE GREAT POEMS WERE WRITTENChapter XII · THE POET’S SECOND MARRIAGEChapter XIII · EVANGELINE, HIAWATHA, AND THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISHChapter XIV · THE GOOD OLD MANTHE STORY OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIERChapter I · THE QUAKER OF THE OLDEN TIMEChapter II · A FARMER’S BOYChapter III · WHITTIER’S FAMILYChapter IV · STORIES OF THE POET’S CHILDHOODChapter V · SCHOOL DAYSChapter VI · HAVERHILL ACADEMYChapter VII · THE FRIENDSHIP OF GOOD WOMENChapter VIII · POLITICAL AMBITIONChapter IX · THE GREAT QUESTION OF SLAVERYChapter X · HOW WHITTIER WAS MOBBEDChapter XI · SOME OF WHITTIER’S FAMOUS POEMSChapter XII · THE END OF A SUCCESSFUL LIFETHE STORY OF OLIVER WENDELL HOLMESChapter I · THE TRUE HUMORISTChapter II · THE BIRTH OF OLIVER HOLMESChapter III · AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRATChapter IV · CAMBRIDGEChapter V · SCHOOL LIFEChapter VI · COLLEGE LIFEChapter VII · A BUDDING POETChapter VIII · DOCTOR HOLMESChapter IX · THE AUTOCRATChapter X · “THE FAMOUS CLASS OF ’29”Chapter XI · A FEW STRAY FACTSChapter XII · THE END COMESPrevious chapter ←Chapter XII · THE END OF A SUCCESSFUL LIFENext chapter →Chapter I · THE TRUE HUMORISTAll chapters and sections (56)Other sectionsFOUR AMERICAN POETSTHE STORY OF WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANTChapters12345678910111213Other sectionsTHE STORY OF HENRY W. LONGFELLOWChapters1234567891011121314Other sectionsTHE STORY OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIERChapters123456789101112Other sectionsTHE STORY OF OLIVER WENDELL HOLMESChapters123456789101112OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES◇← CHAPTER XII THE END OF A SUCCESSFUL LIFECHAPTER I THE TRUE HUMORIST →
