Tennyson’s Enoch Arden Illustrated – Alfred Tennyson (1866)

Description: Tennyson’s Enoch Arden Illustrated – Alfred Tennyson (1866) Tennyson’s narrative poem, “Enoch Arden,” was originally published in England in 1864. This early U.S. edition, published by Ticknor and Fields of Boston in 1866, includes 19 engraved illustrations with original tissue overlays still included. The hero of the poem, fisherman turned merchant sailor Enoch Arden, leaves his wife Annie and three children to go to sea with his old captain, who offers him work after he had lost his job due to an accident; in a manner that reflects the hero's masculine view of personal toil and hardship to support his family, Enoch Arden left his family to better serve them as a husband and father. However, during his voyage, Enoch Arden is shipwrecked on a desert island with two companions; both eventually die, leaving Arden alone there. This part of the story is reminiscent of Robinson Crusoe. Enoch Arden remains lost and missing for ten years. He finds upon his return from the sea that, after his long absence, his wife, who believed him dead, is married happily to another man, his childhood friend Philip (Annie has known both men since her childhood, thus the rivalry), and has a child by him. Enoch's life remains unfulfilled, with one of his children now dead, and his wife and remaining children now being cared for by his onetime rival. Enoch never reveals to his wife and children that he is really alive, as he loves her too much to spoil her new happiness. Enoch dies of a broken heart. The story could be considered a variation on and antithesis to the Classical myth of Odysseus, who after an absence of 20 years at the Trojan War and at sea found a faithful wife who had been loyally waiting for him.” - Wikipedia Condition: The book is in good condition overall, with clean pages, intact binding, and cover corners and spine edges that show mild wear. The coverboards are faded in places. The cover imprint is clear, but the spine imprint has largely faded and is only lightly visible. It’s an ex-library copy, with the following markings: a vintage library sticker on the inside front endboard, and remnants of a cardholder and checkout sheet on the inside rear endboards. Shipping includes U.S. Postal Service tracking service. Note: Condition descriptions are as thorough as possible, but by their nature, are subjective. Questions about conditions noted here are always welcomed and quickly answered.

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