This book is a personal account of the author's visits to the home of the famous American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Nahant, Massachusetts in the early 1880s. It includes vivid descriptions of Longfellow's home life, family, and daily routines, as well as insights into his literary genius and character. The author, Blanche Roosevelt Tucker Macchetta, was an American writer and socialite who knew Longfellow personally.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.