The Wreck of the Hesperus
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"The Wreck of the Galleon Hesper and his heroic struggle for survival impresses the reader with its drama and intense mood. In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's The Wreck of the Galleon Hesper, readers contemplate the terrible disaster from the perspective of a small boy who loses his father, a seafarer, on this fateful day. The feeling of loss , bravery and the struggle for survival combined with powerful descriptions of storms and sea adventures create an unparalleled atmosphere of danger and anxiety. The book beckons with its tension and deep exaltation of heroism in the face of natural elements and human frailty."
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- Name of the Author
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Language
- English
- Release date
- 2004-10-22
- Title
- The Wreck of the Hesperus
- Subject
- Hesperus (Ship) -- Poetry
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Shipwrecks -- Massachusetts -- Poetry - Illustrator
- Arthur James Lewis
Augustus W. (Augustus Waldeck) Buhler
Edmund H. (Edmund Henry) Garrett
H. Winthrop (Herman Winthrop) Pierce
Hiram P. (Hiram Putnam) Barnes
J. D. Woodward
William Formby Halsall
William Ladd Taylor
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