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LoC No.: 01024587

Title: The Courtship of Miles Standish

Note: Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

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Summary: "The Courtship of Miles Standish" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a narrative poem written in the mid-19th century, specifically during the American Romantic period. This historical work reflects on themes of love, friendship, and cultural conflict, set against the backdrop of early American colonial life. The poem centers around the courtship of the titular character, Miles Standish, a soldier and leader of the Plymouth Colony, and explores his relationship with the beautiful Priscilla, who becomes entangled in a romantic triangle with Standish and his younger friend John Alden. The story unfolds in Plymouth, where Miles Standish seeks to court Priscilla and aims to overcome his fears and uncertainties about expressing his feelings due to his lack of experience in romance. Unsure and awkward in the realm of love, he enlists his friend John Alden to act as his intermediary in wooing Priscilla. However, Alden harbors his own feelings for Priscilla and ultimately, after much conflict driven by loyalty and friendship, reveals his own love for her. The tale culminates in a series of misunderstandings, a battle scene showcasing Standish's valor, and finally a wedding, with the overarching themes of love, honor, and the complexities of human relationships illuminating the lives of early American settlers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882

Illustrator: Russell, Walter, 1871-1963

EBook No.: 59216

Published: Apr 6, 2019

Downloads: 68

Language: English

Subject: Standish, Myles, 1584?-1656 -- Poetry

Subject: Massachusetts -- History -- New Plymouth, 1620-1691 -- Poetry

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 01024587

Title: The Courtship of Miles Standish

Note: Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by WebRover, David E. Brown, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)

Summary: "The Courtship of Miles Standish" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a narrative poem written in the mid-19th century, specifically during the American Romantic period. This historical work reflects on themes of love, friendship, and cultural conflict, set against the backdrop of early American colonial life. The poem centers around the courtship of the titular character, Miles Standish, a soldier and leader of the Plymouth Colony, and explores his relationship with the beautiful Priscilla, who becomes entangled in a romantic triangle with Standish and his younger friend John Alden. The story unfolds in Plymouth, where Miles Standish seeks to court Priscilla and aims to overcome his fears and uncertainties about expressing his feelings due to his lack of experience in romance. Unsure and awkward in the realm of love, he enlists his friend John Alden to act as his intermediary in wooing Priscilla. However, Alden harbors his own feelings for Priscilla and ultimately, after much conflict driven by loyalty and friendship, reveals his own love for her. The tale culminates in a series of misunderstandings, a battle scene showcasing Standish's valor, and finally a wedding, with the overarching themes of love, honor, and the complexities of human relationships illuminating the lives of early American settlers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882

Illustrator: Russell, Walter, 1871-1963

EBook No.: 59216

Published: Apr 6, 2019

Downloads: 68

Language: English

Subject: Standish, Myles, 1584?-1656 -- Poetry

Subject: Massachusetts -- History -- New Plymouth, 1620-1691 -- Poetry

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.