Narrative poem · 1847

Evangeline

A Tale of Acadie

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A story of a young Acadian woman who is separated from her promised husband when their people are driven from their homes, and who spends her whole life searching for him.

Contents · 11 parts

• Prelude19 lines
• Part the First, Iabout 130 lines
• Part the First, IIabout 120 lines
• Part the First, IIIabout 110 lines
• Part the First, IVabout 140 lines
• Part the First, Vabout 140 lines
• Part the Second, I75 lines
• Part the Second, IIabout 150 lines
• Part the Second, IIIabout 190 lines
• Part the Second, IVabout 170 lines
• Part the Second, Vabout 150 lines

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