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1ST ED. Salem Witch Trials - THE NEW-ENGLAND TRAGEDIES - Longfellow - 1868. The New England Tragedies is two dramas, each of which are written in five acts: John Endicott and Giles Corey of the Salem Farms – a story referencing the Salem Witch Trials. This 1868 first edition is a first printing. For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow More known for works such as Song of Hiawatha, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow did compose other long dramatic poems that have become an important part of Longfellows bibliography. The New England Tragedies is two dramas, each of which are written in five acts: John Endicott and Giles Corey of the Salem Farms – a story referencing the Salem Witch Trials. This 1868 first edition is a first printing. Bibliographic Details Title: The New England tragedies Author(s): Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Publisher: Boston: Ticknor and Fields Edition: First edition, first printing, 1868. Binding: Hardcover Format: (8vo), single volume Size: 7in x 5in (18cm x 13cm) Collation: 179, [1] pp. Contents Include: John Endicott Giles Corey of the Salem Farms Colonial New England history Salem witch trial themes