Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Letters about Translation Projects

Henry Wadworth Longfellow was a poet, but he was also a prolific letter writer and organizer of translation projects as well as mentor to translators. This letter shows Longfellow's ways of not only encouraging a translator to start a project but also outlining how it could be done and why it should be done.

With the digitization, transcription, and encoding of this letter between Longfellow and Pennock, I hope to emphasize this overlooked aspect of Longfellow's work. I also aim to provide useful context, references, and links to attend the letter.