Longfellow's Three Daughters, 1859
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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Henry’s daughters, “grave Alice, laughing Allegra, and Edith with golden hair,” were immortalized in Henry’s poem, The Children’s Hour.
At age 12, daughter Edith became the editor of a delightful family magazine called The Secret. Modeled on published magazines, it appeared in serial form. Stories were told in installments along with anagrams, riddles and other items of interest.
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