The courtship of Miles Standish by Henry…

The courtship of Miles Standish (original 1907; edition 1920)

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, N.C. Wyeth (Illustrator)

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booktsunami's review

An old book with the beautiful illustrations by NC Wyeth. Preface by Longfellow who says that he was a direct descendant of Priscilla and John Alden (The subject of the book). Is it verse...is it prose? It is certainly not rhyming verse but obviously designed to be read as verse. An interesting story with the conflict between old friends: Miles Standish the old soldier and John Aldren ...the bookish winner in the contest for Priscilla's hand. I was not especially taken with the poem itself. Ok, but didn't especially grab me. But I really bought it for the illustrations and some of these are great...some rather ordinary. (

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booktsunami | Sep 28, 2019 |

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It started well, but drained away with little interest for the culmination of this pilgrim love story. (

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wvlibrarydude | Jan 14, 2024 |

I found this poem a bit disappointing. I am glad I read it as its plot is part of the local history of Massachusetts, dealing as it does with the Pilgrims first few years in Plymouth, and I have seen parts of the poem quoted many times before (especially Priscilla's remark to John Alden). However, I found the poetry itself lacking a bit compared to other of Longfellow's works. (

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leslie.98 | Jun 27, 2023 |

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booktsunami | Sep 28, 2019 |

I enjoyed this as an audio book on LibriVox. I appreciated all of the beautiful imagery as well as the many allusions to the Bible. (

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silva_44 | Feb 25, 2013 |

A bit too thick to listen to- better to read the book. (

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Steve777 | Dec 27, 2008 |

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