| Title | : | The Complete Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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| ISBN | : | 1425527345 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781425527341 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 292 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1848 |
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Original Publisher: J. R. Osgood
The Complete Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Reviews
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I've got my grandfather's edition of 1918 the cover is padded and falling apart. I love it so much
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Oh well, they can't all be gems. But of course many of them are. If I were to re-read, I would definitely skip a lot of the long-form plays and moralizing.
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My mother read this book to me when I was a young child. I often fell asleep memorizing Longfellow's poems. They still hold the same magic as then. "The Village Blacksmith" and "The Wreck of the Hesperus" remain my two favorites. Both are written in iambic tetrameter. Longfellow writes of life's everyday events revealing the majesty found in the simplest of acts. Every poetry lover should have a copy of this amazing volume.
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I have a 1st edition of the complete works. The beauty of the tone of literature of this time is unforgettable. Hiawatha, The Quadroon Maiden, Paul Revere, are stunning works- read in the context of the times and the political statements of the period, and this is a volume that should be read more often.
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I listened to an audio version of this and, while it was good poetry, I found myself getting bored with it. I think maybe it might have been better to study one poem per day, in an effort to gert more out of it. I enjoyed it, but it could've been better.
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The only poetry I've read that was refreshingly optimistic. But after a while, I longed for some dark Frost or Blake.
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The Shelf: Accepted.
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This book has a lot of meaning in my life, as my middle name is Evangeline, I have always been proud of my middle name, because of this book, and what it symbolizes in my life.
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More towards 3 and half stars. A mixed bag, some I really liked and other I skipped completely over. I could happily pick this up again and flick through it.
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I love his poetry. I chose it all the time for high school speech competitions.
