Project Gutenberg 2004-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 384 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 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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] 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.) Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Hesperus (Ship) -- Poetry Shipwrecks -- Massachusetts -- Poetry PS Text Poetry Category: Poetry Category: American Literature 41823 2025-08-06T07:13:04.396118 text/html 14778 2024-10-28T20:48:09 text/html 2249247 2025-08-06T07:13:12.224103 application/epub+zip 2237964 2025-08-06T07:13:07.257120 application/epub+zip 76549 2025-08-06T07:13:06.034102 application/epub+zip 2318286 2025-08-06T07:13:14.810071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2308299 2025-08-06T07:13:10.793121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138516 2022-09-07T13:06:43.353270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26190 2025-08-06T07:13:04.015128 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 6218 2024-10-28T20:48:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21078 2025-08-06T07:13:15.040097 application/rdf+xml 13125 2025-08-06T07:13:06.544094 image/jpeg 3559 2025-08-06T07:13:06.292127 image/jpeg 2173962 2025-08-06T07:13:04.461112 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia