The Courtship of Miles Standish: by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"The Courtship of Miles Standish" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a narrative poem published in 1858. Set in 1621 Plymouth Colony, the poem tells the story of a love triangle among three Mayflower passengers: soldier Miles Standish, Priscilla Mullins, and John Alden. Against the backdrop of a fierce Indian war, this tale explores romance in early colonial America. While Longfellow claimed the story came from family tradition, scholars debate whether the events
are fact or fiction, though the main characters were real historical figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 |
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| Editor | Pearson, P. H. (Peter Henry), 1864-1940 |
| Title |
The Courtship of Miles Standish: With Suggestions for Study and Notes |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Courtship_of_Miles_Standish |
| Note | There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #59216 |
| Credits |
Produced by Larry B. Harrison, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Standish, Myles, 1584?-1656 -- Poetry |
| Subject | Massachusetts -- History -- New Plymouth, 1620-1691 -- Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 57417 |
| Release Date | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Most Recently Updated | Aug 8, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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