"Ballads and Other Poems," published in 1842, was a book of poetry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), contains such popular favorites as "The Wreck of the Hesperus" and "The Village Blacksmith." Longfellow wrote many lyric poems known for their musicality and often presenting stories of mythology and legend. He became the most popular American poet of his day and had success overseas.
