"The Courtship of Miles Standish" is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the story of a love triangle involving Miles Standish, a brave but bashful soldier, and John Alden, a young man who is more eloquent in expressing feelings. Standish is infatuated with the beautiful Priscilla Mullins and, lacking the skill to woo her himself, asks Alden to propose on his behalf. However, when Alden visits Priscilla, she challenges him with the question, "Why don’t you speak for yourself?" This leads to a series of events that explore themes of love, honor, and friendship in the early American Pilgrim community. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published in 2022 by Alpha Edition .

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most famous American poet of his time. Best known for long narrative works and the classic "Paul Revere's Ride," he was a modern languages professor at Bowdoin College and Harvard College, as well as the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy .