The Cross of Snow
Author(s): Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Genre(s): Multi-version (weekly And Fortnightly Poetry)
Narrators: Algy Pug, Bruce Kachuk, Bill Mosley, Craig Franklin, David Lawrence, Darrell Nobles, Newgatenovelist, Ian King, Inkell, Jenno, Jonathan Jones, JaredG, Fierdin, KevinS, Lee Ann Howlett, Larry Wilson, LeeSalter, Paula Messina, Patrick Randall, Quartertone, Redrun, Stepheather, TwinLeaf
Number of Chapters: 23
Length: 27 minutes
Language: English
LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of The Cross of Snow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 1, 2023.
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Longfellow wrote this poem in 1879, 18 years after the death of his wife, Frances Appleton, in 1861. He never fully recovered from her death.
- Summary by David Lawrence