Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie is an epic poem in dactylic hexameter first published in 1847 in the United States.
A beloved literary classic telling the story of the Acadian peoples whose lives were devastated after the French authorities ceded the Acadian colonies of Nova Scotia to the British.
Evangeline describes the betrothal of a fictional 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.
Also included in this edition are miscellaneous poems as well as poems on slavery.
Good to Very Good condition – fading/staining/corner and edge wear on covers, front board joint loose, one page loose, it appears that a couple of pages at the back (prior to the endpapers) may have been torn out, erased pencil marks inside cover, name of previous owner inside
