Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Evangeline describes the betrothal of a fictional Acadian girl named Evangeline Bellefontaine to her beloved, Gabriel Lajeunesse, and their separation as the British deport the Acadians from Acadie in the Great Upheaval. The poem then follows Evangeline across the landscapes of America as she spends years in a search for him, at sometimes being near to Gabriel without realizing he was near.

"The Sailing of the Mayflower" is an 1858 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow dedicated to the 'Mayflower', an English ship that transported early Pilgrims to the New World in 1620. The ship has since become an important part of American history and culture, as well as the subject of innumerable works of art, plays, films, poems, songs, books, etc. A beautiful poem by one of America's most celebrated poets and not to be missed by poetry lovers with...

"Evangeline: Traduction du poème Acadien de Longfellow", de Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, traduit par Pamphile Lemay. Publié par Good Press. Good Press publie un large éventail d'ouvrages, o sont inclus tous les genres littéraires. Les choix éditoriaux des éditions Good Press ne se limitent pas aux grands classiques, à la fiction et à la non-fiction littéraire. Ils englobent également les trésors, oubliés ou à découvrir, de la littérature...

As a member of the Fireside Poets, a group of five nineteenth century American poets whose work elevated American poetry to a status equal to if not surpassing that of the English poets, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote some of the most famous poems in American literature. Included in this collection are many of his most well-loved poems, such as the iconic "Paul Revere's Ride", which relates the famous night time ride of Paul Revere to warn his compatriots...

"Gifts of Genius: A Miscellany of Prose and Poetry by American Authors" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, John Esten Cooke, Bayard Taylor, Oliver Wendell Holmes, James Russell Lowell, George William Curtis, Julia Ward Howe, Samuel Osgood, Thomas Buchanan Read, George P. Marsh, Henry W. Bellows, Roswell D. Hitchcock, Lydia Huntley Sigourney, William Allen Butler, Alice B. Haven, George S. Hillard, William H. Burleigh, Edward S....

In this classic piece of American poetry, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow commemorates the actions of American patriot Paul Revere on April 18, 1775. The tale depicts Paul Revere's exciting midnight ride to warn all the neighbors in the countryside that the British were coming-one light if by land and two if by sea. InThe Pied Piper of Hamelin got rid of the pesky, hated rats, but when the villagers refused to pay for his services, the Pied Piper took...

An abridgement of the epic poem describing the legendary life and deeds of the Indian leader and hero.

Includes the memorable "The Skeleton in Armor," "The Arsenal at Springfield," "Mezzo Cammin," "The Rhyme of Sir Christopher" (from Tales of a Wayside Inn), "Aftermath" and "Divina Commedia." Cambridge Edition.

An illustrated version of the narrative poem which describes Paul Revere's midnight ride in 1775 to warn the people of the Boston countryside of an impending attack by the British.