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    Listen, My Children: Paul Revere's Ride in Poetry and Legend

    Listen, My Children: Paul Revere's Ride in Poetry and Legend

    Presented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House

    September 8, 2010

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    This year marks the 150th anniversary of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem about "the midnight ride” of Paul Revere. Using new research, historian and author Charles Bahne will examine how Longfellow created one of America's most enduring legends—a tale which, like all legends, often strays from the truth. What did Longfellow know when he wrote the poem? Why did he include some details, and ignore or omit others? What about William Dawes and Samuel Prescott? Included in the program will be a world-premiere: the first-ever public reading of Longfellow's complete first draft, including an entire stanza which was later deleted, and has never been published.


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        Old South Meeting House

        310 Washington Street
        Boston, MA 02108

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        Free

        Info Phone: (617) 523-2338

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        September 8, 2010

        Times:

        6:30 PM

      • Accessibility Info

          Sign language interpretation is available upon request with advance notice. Please contact the Paul Revere House at (617) 523-2338.

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