Bibliograph

Forever and forever, the courtship of Henry Longfellow and Fanny Appleton, Josi S. Kilpack

Type

Label

Forever and forever, the courtship of Henry Longfellow and Fanny Appleton, Josi S. Kilpack

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Forever and forever

Responsibility statement

Josi S. Kilpack

Sub title

the courtship of Henry Longfellow and Fanny Appleton

Summary

1836. Fanny Appleton, privileged daughter of a wealthy, upper-class Boston industrialist, is touring Europe with her family. She enjoys the fine clothes, food, and company of the elite social circles, but is also drawn to education, literature, and more intellectual pursuits. Published author and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is also touring Europe. Recently widowed, he is gathering research for a new publication that he hopes will secure his professorship at Harvard College. He sees in Fanny a kindred spirit, a lover of language and literature and high ideals. Can such a relationship ever thrive?

Target audience

adult

Creator