Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Riverside Literature Series | Houghton Mifflin

An early Riverside Literature Series edition of Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company at The Riverside Press, Cambridge.

Bound in its original tan cloth boards with dark brown decorative border designs and typography, this compact volume is characteristic of late 19th- and early 20th-century educational bindings.

Originally published in 1847, Evangeline remains one of Longfellow’s most beloved narrative poems, recounting the tragic separation and lifelong search of Evangeline Bellefontaine amid the expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia. This edition includes a biographical sketch, introduction, notes by H. E. Scudder, and additional material concerning Longfellow’s life and home life by Alice M. Longfellow.

Illustrated with portraits, maps, and views associated with Longfellow and Acadian history, including scenes of Nova Scotia and Longfellow’s birthplace and Cambridge home.

Binding tight. Pages clean with gentle age toning. A well-preserved copy overall.

Condition: Very Good

Size: 4 3/4” x 7”

An appealing copy for collectors of American poetry, literary history, or decorative scholastic bindings.