Project Gutenberg 2008-04-24 Public domain in the USA. 571 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth 1807 1882 Longfellow, Henry W. Tales of a Wayside Inn Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_a_Wayside_Inn For the complete *Tales of a Wayside Inn*, consisting of all three parts, please see eBook #1365. Sigal Alon, Lisa Reigel, Michael Zeug, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Tales of a Wayside Inn" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a collection of narrative poems written in the mid-19th century. The work is structured as a series of tales told by a diverse group of characters gathered at an inn, resonating with themes of storytelling and camaraderie among friends. The opening sets the stage for a cozy yet reflective atmosphere, inviting readers into the lives of its characters, who come from various backgrounds and bring their own tales to share. The beginning of "Tales of a Wayside Inn" introduces the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts, a charming old establishment that serves as the gathering place for the characters. Longfellow paints a vivid picture of a warm autumn night, where the sounds of music and laughter emanate from the inn's parlor. Here, we meet the key figures—a studious youth, a proud landlord, a Spanish Jew, a theologian, and a poet—each described with rich, evocative detail. As they settle in around the fire, an expectation builds for the Landlord to share a tale, laying the groundwork for the stories and themes that will unfold throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American poetry PS Text Category: Poetry Category: American Literature 350355 2025-10-10T10:39:04.476949 text/html 365268 2021-01-19T05:28:17 text/html 348923 2025-10-10T10:39:21.078853 application/epub+zip 349777 2025-10-10T10:39:10.551895 application/epub+zip 158495 2025-10-10T10:39:07.916958 application/epub+zip 506159 2025-10-10T10:39:25.494864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 707859 2025-10-10T10:39:17.913866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551237 2022-09-11T13:54:33.410436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202108 2025-10-10T10:39:02.752008 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202315 2021-01-19T05:31:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18392 2025-10-10T10:39:25.649854 application/rdf+xml 12715 2025-10-10T10:39:08.489913 image/jpeg 3285 2025-10-10T10:39:08.205910 image/jpeg 75386 2021-01-19T05:32:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 253880 2021-10-18T23:53:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 337106 2025-10-10T10:39:04.515982 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