The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Courtship of Miles Standish

"The Courtship of Miles Standish." Saturday Press. (1858-10-30).
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Type
newspaper
Genre
literary criticism
Abstract

The article is a negative review of Longfellow's "The Courtship of Miles Standish." The review questions the subject matter, the decision to write the story in verse, and the characters' speeches (which are quoted).