Evangeline Audiobook (free download)

"Evangeline" describes the betrothal of an Acadian girl named Evangeline Bellefontaine to her beloved, Gabriel Lajeunesse, and their separation as the British deport the Acadians from Acadie in the Great Upheaval. The poem then follows Evangeline across the landscapes of America as she spends years in a search for him. Finally she settles in Philadelphia and, as an old woman, works as a nun among the poor. While tending the dying during an epidemic she finds Gabriel among the sick, and he dies in her arms.

This week, the audio book version of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Evangeline has made it into the top 50 bestsellers in the Poetry category. You can legally download or stream this audio book and listen to it for free at Spotify, Deezer, and in high quality at Audible.