{"product_id":"tales-of-a-wayside-inn","title":"Tales of a Wayside Inn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCrafted by the legendary Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, this masterpiece uses a clever frame narrative inspired by Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The book gathers a diverse, eccentric group of travelers—including a musician, a student, a theologian, and a poet—around the roaring hearth of the historic Red Horse Tavern in Sudbury, Massachusetts. As a winter storm rages outside, each traveler steps forward to share a distinct tale in verse to pass the time. The poems stretch across time and geography, leaping from ancient European folklore and haunting ghost stories to pivotal moments in early American history. Most famously, this collection contains the absolute classic \"Paul Revere's Ride,\" which forever cemented the midnight gallop into the American consciousness. This specific 1888 Riverside Literature Series printing captures the cozy, fireside warmth of the era's storytelling, making it a perfect window into 19th-century American identity and romantic folklore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Wadsworth Longfellow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49959098253562,"sku":"NEF3\/10\/07302026","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/flippedpages.com\/products\/tales-of-a-wayside-inn","provider":"Flipped Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}