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(0)Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Series
Library of America volume 118
Publisher
Distributed to the trade in the USA by Penguin Putnam
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
xiv, 854 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
No American writer of the 19th century was more universally enjoyed and admired than Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. His works were extraordinary bestsellers for their era, achieving fame both here and abroad. Now, for the first time in over 25 years, Poems and Other Writings offers a full-scale literary portrait of America's greatest popular poet. Here are the poems that created an American mythology: Evangeline in the Forest Primeval, Hiawatha by the...
5) Evangeline
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Series
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini celebrates Christmas, past and present, with a wondrous novel inspired by the classic poem "Christmas Bells," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. I heard the bells on Christmas Day/ Their old familiar carols play/ And wild and sweet/ The words repeat/Of peace on earth, good-will to men! In 1860, the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow family celebrated Christmas at Craigie House, their home in Cambridge,...
7) Hiawatha
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
An abridgement of the epic poem describing the life and deeds of a legendary Indian brave
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c1967
Physical Desc
xvi, 342 p. ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most popular American poet of his time, and one of the most famous American poets of all time. It has been said that certain of his poems-the long narratives Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha most notably-were once read in every literate home in America. A former teacher who fulfilled his dream to make a living as a poet, Longfellow taught at Bowdoin and Harvard, was eventually honored for his poetry...
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
As Hiawatha rises from his nation's youngest war chief to the people's mightiest leader, his reputation spreads across the wilderness, but the winds of change are stirring through the forest
14) Best loved poems
Author
Publisher
Peoples Book Club
Pub. Date
cl949
Physical Desc
xi, 372 p. ; 23 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Handprint Books
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., maps ; 24 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
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
Author
Publisher
Applesauce Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
©2020.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"The neighborhood blacksmith is a quiet and unassuming presence, tucked in his smithy under the chestnut tree. Sturdy, generous, and with sadness of his own, he toils through the day, passing on the tools of his trade, and come evening, takes a well-deserved rest. Longfellow’s timeless poem is enhanced by G. Brian Karas’s thoughtful and contemporary art in this modern retelling of the tender tale of a humble craftsman. An afterword about the tools...