Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Franquinet, 1839
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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
In 1839, the year Longfellow sat for Wilhelm Franquinet (1785-1854), he published Hyperion, an autobiographical novel based on his rejection by Fanny Appleton of Boston, whom he wished to marry.
He also published Voices in the Night, a collection of poems, the same year.
He continued to pursue the hand of Fanny Appleton, whom he had met while on his European tour.
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