Project Gutenberg 2004-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 157 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth 1807 1882 Longfellow, Henry W. Andrew, George T. 1842 Barnes, Hiram P. (Hiram Putnam) 1857 1920 Barnes, H. P. (Hiram Putnam) Buhler, Augustus W. (Augustus Waldeck) 1853 1920 Garrett, Edmund H. (Edmund Henry) 1853 1929 Garrett, Edmund Henry Garrett, E. H. (Edmund Henry) Halsall, William Formby 1841 1919 Lewis, Arthur James 1824 1901 Lewis, A. J. (Arthur James) Pierce, H. Winthrop (Herman Winthrop) 1850 Pierce, Herman Winthrop Taylor, William Ladd 1854 1926 Taylor, W. L. (William Ladd) Woodward, J. D. The Wreck of the Hesperus "Illustrations by H. Winthrop Pierce, Edmund H. Garrett, J.D. Woodward, W.F. Halsall, W.L. Taylor, A. Buhler, H.P. Barnes, A.J. Lewis. Drawn and engraved under the supervision of George T. Andrew"--Page [6] Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Garcia and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Wreck of the Hesperus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a poignant ballad written in the late 19th century. This poem tells the tragic tale of a schooner caught in a fierce storm as its captain, accompanied by his young daughter, struggles against nature’s fury. The poem captures themes of hubris, love, and the interplay between man and the relentless forces of nature. In the narrative, the proud skipper dismisses warnings from an experienced sailor about an impending hurricane, believing he can conquer the storm. As conditions worsen, he prepares to protect his daughter by binding her to the mast. Tragically, he succumbs to the elements, leaving her alone at the mercy of the storm. The vessel ultimately wrecks on the reefs, signifying the cruel reality of nature's power. In the aftermath, a fisherman finds the maiden’s lifeless body lashed to the mast, evoking deep sympathy and prompting reflections on loss and human vulnerability in the face of overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Hesperus (Ship) -- Poetry Shipwrecks -- Massachusetts -- Poetry PS Text Poetry Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 41692 41481 2024-10-06T09:59:14.325758 2023-10-06T10:45:06.192349 text/html text/html 34637 2020-12-18T12:40:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2075183 2020-12-18T12:40:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2249244 2024-10-06T09:59:21.553741 application/epub+zip 2238008 2024-10-06T09:59:17.547742 application/epub+zip 76567 2024-10-06T09:59:16.203935 application/epub+zip 2318436 2024-10-06T09:59:24.422885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2308305 2024-10-06T09:59:20.111768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138516 2022-09-07T13:06:43.353270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26289 26233 2024-10-06T09:59:13.891764 2023-10-06T10:45:05.825330 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 25940 2020-12-18T12:40:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 9802 2020-12-18T12:40:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 25931 2020-12-18T12:40:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9783 2020-12-18T12:40:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25426 2024-10-06T09:59:24.726728 application/rdf+xml 13125 2024-10-06T09:59:16.776780 image/jpeg 3559 2024-10-06T09:59:16.487766 image/jpeg 2173929 2024-10-06T09:59:14.394777 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia