Evangeline
By: by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; with illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy.
Contributors: Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952, ill.
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill
Published: 1905
Place of publication: Indianapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
Subjects: Acadians -- Poetry
Genres: Poetry.
Description: Evangeline describes the betrothal of a fictional Acadian girl named Evangeline Bellefontaine to her beloved, Gabriel Lajeunesse, and their separation as the British deport the Acadians from Acadie in the Great Upheaval. The poem then follows Evangeline across the landscapes of America as she spends years in a search for him, at some times being near to Gabriel without realizing he was near.
Notes: Printed on paper decorated within ornamental designs in red.