Voices of the Night : Ballads and Other Poems
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
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Synopsis
Longfellow began publishing his poetry in 1839, including the collection Voices of the Night, his debut book of poetry. The bulk of Voices of the Night was translations, though he also included nine original poems and seven poems that he had written as a teenager. Ballads and Other Poems was published in 1841 and included "The Village Blacksmith" and "The Wreck of the Hesperus", which were instantly popular.
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- Bookseller
- Novel Ideas Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 930186
- Title
- Voices of the Night : Ballads and Other Poems
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia PA
- Date Published
- 1886
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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