Evangeline; A Tale of Acadie (Classic Edition)
Longfellow's "Evangeline," a tale of star-crossed lovers, begins with one of the most famous lines of poetry every written: "This is the forest primeval . . ."
Longfellow's "Evangeline," a tale of star-crossed lovers, begins with one of the most famous lines of poetry every written: "This is the forest primeval . . ."
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781434417725 (1434417727)
ASIN: 1434417727
Publish date: 2010-09-07
Publisher: Wildside Press
Pages no: 74
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
19th Century,
Poetry,
Fiction
I make no secret of being a classic literature junkie, so it's kind of surprising that I never read this epic poem before now. "Evangeline" is the story of the Acadian diaspora, in which the English king ordered certain people out of Nova Scotia and had their farms burned to the ground. Those people...