The Wreck of the Hesperus

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, Andrew, George T., Barnes, Hiram P. (Hiram Putnam), Buhler, Augustus W. (Augustus Waldeck), Garrett, Edmund H. (Edmund Henry), Halsall, William Formby, Lewis, Arthur James, Pierce, H. Winthrop (Herman Winthrop), Taylor, William Ladd, Woodward, J. D.

Languageen
First published2004-10-22
RightsPublic domain in the USA.
Gutenberg ID#13830

Description

"The Wreck of the Hesperus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a narrative poem first published in 1842. It tells the tragic story of a proud skipper who brings his daughter aboard during a winter voyage. Ignoring warnings of an approaching hurricane, he faces catastrophic consequences when the storm strikes. The skipper ties his daughter to the mast as the ship crashes onto a reef. The poem explores themes of pride, fate, and tragedy through this devastating maritime disaster. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

  • Hesperus (Ship) -- Poetry
  • Shipwrecks -- Massachusetts -- Poetry
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