Forever and forever : the courtship of Henry Longfellow and Fanny Appleton /
Kilpack, Josi S.,
Forever and forever : the courtship of Henry Longfellow and Fanny Appleton / Forever & forever Josi S. Kilpack. - 327 pages ; 23 cm - Historical proper romance . - Proper romance. .
"Based on the true love story of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Boston socialite Fanny Appleton, this novel chronicles their seven-year courtship through Europe and Boston"--Provided by publisher. 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?
9781629721422 1629721425
2015030576
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 --Fiction.
Longfellow, Fanny Appleton, 1817-1861 --Fiction.
Courtship--History--United States--19th century--Fiction.
Boston (Mass.), setting.
Biographical fiction.
Christian fiction.
Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.
Novels.
Forever and forever : the courtship of Henry Longfellow and Fanny Appleton / Forever & forever Josi S. Kilpack. - 327 pages ; 23 cm - Historical proper romance . - Proper romance. .
"Based on the true love story of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Boston socialite Fanny Appleton, this novel chronicles their seven-year courtship through Europe and Boston"--Provided by publisher. 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?
9781629721422 1629721425
2015030576
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 --Fiction.
Longfellow, Fanny Appleton, 1817-1861 --Fiction.
Courtship--History--United States--19th century--Fiction.
Boston (Mass.), setting.
Biographical fiction.
Christian fiction.
Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.
Novels.