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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 811.3 EAN: 9780864924063 ISBN: 0864924062 Label: Goose Lane Editions Manufacturer: Goose Lane Editions Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 103 Publication Date: March 25, 2004 Publisher: Goose Lane Editions Studio: Goose Lane Editions Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: In 1841, the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow heard the story of Acadian lovers, separated by the Expulsion and reunited at the end of their lives. He elaborated this simple tale into his long narrative poem, Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie. Published in 1847, it soon gained worldwide popularity. Longfellow offered Acadians a believable story about their ancestors. They adopted it as a true legend of their past. The tragic story of Evangeline and Gabriel has captivated Acadians and non-Acadians ever since. Evangeline, the dutiful 17-year-old daughter of an elderly Grand Pré farmer, is in love with Gabriel, the blacksmith's son. Before the two can exchange vows, British soldiers march into the village, burn it to the ground, order the villagers into ships, and send them far from their Nova Scotia homeland. In the mayhem, Evangeline witnesses her father's death from a broken heart and loses sight of Gabriel. Her desperate continent-wide search for her childhood sweetheart -- taking her from the cypress groves of Louisiana to a forest mission in the Ozark Mountains -- is one of the most affecting accounts of unfulfilled love ever written. Evangeline is a hero of mythic proportions. This sumptuously produced commemorative edition of Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie coincides with the 400th anniversary of the founding of Acadia. As well as the complete text of the poem, it features more than 40 engravings from an enchanting Victorian Evangeline published in 1866 by Bell and Daldy, London. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Great gift or keepsake editionThis edition of Evangeline is a beautiful book that is ideal if you would like to give it as a gift (or keep for yourself). It is a hardcover, beautifully decorated with gold colored print and flower designs. The spine is cloth covered. The poem is laid out attractively inside on ivory colored pages, illustrated with many black and white etchings throughout. A note in the back of the book states that the illustrations are by several artists and were "first brought together" in an edition published ... Read More 
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