Tales of a Wayside Inn

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Overview

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet born in 1807. He is one of the five Fireside Poets. Longfellow is best known for his poems Paul Revere's Ride and Evangeline. Tales of a Wayside Inn is composed of a series of stories in verse. Different persons at the Red Horse Inn at Sudbury tell the stories. Many of the stories are drawn from legends of continental Europe and a few from American sources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438532202
Publisher:	Book Jungle
Publication date:	12/04/2009
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was the first American to completely translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was one of the fireside poets from New England.