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The Wreck of the Hesperus by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"The Wreck of the Hesperus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a narrative poem first published in 1842. It tells the tragic story of a proud skipper who brings his daughter aboard during a winter voyage. Ignoring warnings of an approaching hurricane, he faces catastrophic consequences when the storm strikes. The skipper ties his daughter to the mast as the ship crashes onto a reef. The poem explores themes of pride, fate, and tragedy through this devastating maritime disaster. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Engraver Andrew, George T., 1842-
Illustrator Barnes, Hiram P. (Hiram Putnam), 1857-1920
Illustrator Buhler, Augustus W. (Augustus Waldeck), 1853-1920
Illustrator Garrett, Edmund H. (Edmund Henry), 1853-1929
Illustrator Halsall, William Formby, 1841-1919
Illustrator Lewis, Arthur James, 1825?-1901
Illustrator Pierce, H. Winthrop (Herman Winthrop), 1850-
Illustrator Taylor, William Ladd, 1854-1926
Illustrator Woodward, J. D.
Title The Wreck of the Hesperus
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wreck_of_the_Hesperus
Note "Illustrations by H. Winthrop Pierce, Edmund H. Garrett, J.D. Woodward, W.F. Halsall, W.L. Taylor, A. Buhler, H.P. Barnes, A.J. Lewis. Drawn and engraved under the supervision of George T. Andrew"--Page [6]
Credits Produced by David Garcia and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Hesperus (Ship) -- Poetry
Subject Shipwrecks -- Massachusetts -- Poetry
Category Text
EBook-No. 13830
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 28, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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