"While those acquainted with theoriginal verse may find missing in this new version the lilting rhythm andbeauty of the metered lines, they will be repaid in this new telling withinfinitely more detail and incident than can be found in the poetry, andwithout too much digression from Longfellow's story," promises the authorin his foreword.Fox keeps his promise by using the poem's memorable characters (FatherFelician, Basil, Benedict, et al) to populate vivid scenes set in Acadia, Louisiana, and Philadelphia in this absorbing, emotional novel.Also available are: Evangeline (pb);Evang line (pb); Memories of St.Martinville (pb); Memoires de St Martinville (pb); The Neutral French: The Exiles of Nova Scotia (pb);and The Acadians: The Historical Basis for Longfellow's Poem ofEvangeline (pb F). All are published by Pelican.