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HyperionHenry Wadsworth Longfellow

Hyperion

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Original author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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"Hyperion" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a prose romance published in 1839. Following a young American named Paul Flemming as he travels through Germany, the work explores themes of loss, love, and aesthetic philosophy. Flemming's journey was inspired by Longfellow's own grief after his first wife's death and his unsuccessful courtship of Frances Appleton. The novel blends travel narrative with German literature and cultural commentary, while serving as a thinly veiled autobiography that would later complicate Longfellow's real-life romantic pursuits.

Hyperion, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #5436.

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36 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Hero856 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The Christ of Andernach2,409 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Homunculus1,239 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: The Landlady's Daughter1,069 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Jean Paul, the Only-One2,225 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Heidelberg and the Baron1,773 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Lives of Scholars2,633 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Literary Fame2,964 words
  9. 9.Chapter I: Spring679 words
  10. 10.Chapter II: A Colloquy1,005 words
  11. 11.Chapter III: Owl-Towers1,732 words
  12. 12.Chapter IV: A Beer-Scandal1,597 words
  13. 13.Chapter V: The White Lady's Slipper and the Passion-Flower965 words
  14. 14.Chapter VI: Glimpses Into Cloud-Land3,878 words
  15. 15.Chapter VII: Mill-Wheels and Other Wheels2,116 words
  16. 16.Chapter VIII: Old Humbug1,689 words
  17. 17.Chapter IX: The Daylight of the Dwarfs, and the Falling Star2,468 words
  18. 18.Chapter X: The Parting1,840 words
  1. 19.Chapter I: Summer-Time953 words
  2. 20.Chapter II: Foot-Travelling1,811 words
  3. 21.Chapter III: Interlachen2,014 words
  4. 22.Chapter IV: The Evening and the Morning Star1,359 words
  5. 23.Chapter V: A Rainy Day3,283 words
  6. 24.Chapter VI: After Dinner, and After the Manner of the Best Critics1,991 words
  7. 25.Chapter VII: Take Care!1,170 words
  8. 26.Chapter VIII: The Fountain of Oblivion2,393 words
  9. 27.Chapter IX: A Talk on the Stairs1,554 words
  10. 28.Chapter I: A Miserere1,115 words
  11. 29.Chapter II: Curfew Bells2,455 words
  12. 30.Chapter III: Shadows on the Wall2,744 words
  13. 31.Chapter IV: Musical Sufferings of John Kreisler2,190 words
  14. 32.Chapter V: Saint Gilgen1,638 words
  15. 33.Chapter VI: Saint Wolfgang2,599 words
  16. 34.Chapter VII: The Story of Brother Bernardus2,569 words
  17. 35.Chapter VIII: Foot-Prints of Angels1,737 words
  18. 36.Chapter IX: The Last Pang1,944 words