# The Wreck of the Hesperus

By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

"The Wreck of the Hesperus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a narrative poem first published in 1842. It tells the tragic story of a proud skipper who brings his daughter aboard during a winter voyage. Ignoring warnings of an approaching hurricane, he faces catastrophic consequences when the storm strikes. The skipper ties his daughter to the mast as the ship crashes onto a reef. The poem explores themes of pride, fate, and tragedy through this devastating maritime disaster. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Engraver: George T. Andrew
- Illustrator: Hiram P. Barnes
- Illustrator: Augustus W. Buhler
- Illustrator: Edmund H. Garrett
- Illustrator: William Formby Halsall
- Illustrator: Arthur James Lewis
- Illustrator: H. Winthrop Pierce
- Illustrator: William Ladd Taylor
- Illustrator: J. D. Woodward
- Subjects: Hesperus (Ship) -- Poetry; Shipwrecks -- Massachusetts -- Poetry

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