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Evangeline : A Tale of Acadia
Evangeline A Tale of Acadia
Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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 sto...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780920852132
ISBN-10: 0920852130
Publication Date: 12/1991
Pages: 109
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3.6 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (CN)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Nova Scotia is haunted by her former self-Acadia, first settled in 1605. The landscape immortalized by Longfellow through his tale of lovers separated by the Acadian explusion of 1755, has come to be known as the Land of Evangeline; the best-loved of Canada's literary shrines. No one can read about Grand Pre without wanting to visit Acadia; no one can visit Acadia without becoming fascinated by its history.
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Longfellows' tale of lovers separated by the Acadian expulsion of 1755 haunts Nova Scotia yet today.
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