The Wreck of the Hesperus by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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"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 | Oct 22, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 503 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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