Evangeline (Unabridged Fiction)

By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Release : 2008-10-29

Genre : Drama & Poetry

Country : USA

Copyright : © 2008 Saland Publishing

Kind : audiobook

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Evangeline (Unabridged Fiction) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Evangeline describes the betrothal of an Acadian girl named Evangeline Bellefontaine to her beloved, Gabriel Lajeunesse, and their separation as the British deport the Acadians from Acadie in the Great Upheaval.
The poem then follows Evangeline across the landscapes of America as she spends years in a search for him. Finally she settles in Philadelphia and, as an old woman, works as a nun among the poor. While tending the dying during an epidemic she finds Gabriel among the sick, and he dies in her arms.

Evangeline (Unabridged Fiction)

By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Release : 2008-10-29

Genre : Drama & Poetry

Country : USA

Copyright : © 2008 Saland Publishing

Kind : audiobook

(0 ratings)
Evangeline describes the betrothal of an Acadian girl named Evangeline Bellefontaine to her beloved, Gabriel Lajeunesse, and their separation as the British deport the Acadians from Acadie in the Great Upheaval.
The poem then follows Evangeline across the landscapes of America as she spends years in a search for him. Finally she settles in Philadelphia and, as an old woman, works as a nun among the poor. While tending the dying during an epidemic she finds Gabriel among the sick, and he dies in her arms.

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