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by Alfred Noyes (Author), Charles Keeping (Illustrator) "The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford; New Ed edition (6 May 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0192723707
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192723703
  • Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 20.6 x 0.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,034 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Daily Telegraph

'Anyone who likes reading poetry aloud will leap on this, and the pictures fit the text perfectly.'


Books for Keeps, September 1999

'Keeping's illustrations are amongst the most powerful images ever to have appeared in children's literature.'
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This story is really good. It has an exciting storyline., 1 April 2000
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I loved this book. We read it in school and each got to read a paragraph with sound effects too. We made a really mystical atmosphere to the story and everyone thought that it was really good. All of the girls thought that Bess was really brave and in love and all of the boys thought that the Highwayman was really cool. They especially liked the gory bits. At the end, we all made up a story to the poem, only in our english today, not Olde English. Everyone enjoyed it immensly.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless, Haunting, Masterpiece...., 31 Mar 2007
By Anne-Marie Marquess (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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Stand and Deliver.......Your Money or your Life....

"The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor
And the highwayman came riding-
Riding-riding
The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn door..."

With a powerful introduction like this, you must read on.... The Highwayman (by Alfred Noyes) tells a tragic tale of doomed love in beautifully descriptive and poetic language. This must be one of my all-time favourite poems, a timeless, haunting, romantic masterpiece evoking strong imagery and passion. Dark and Moody, with a rhythm similar to that of horses hooves, there's a galloping beat that's perfect for capturing the ambience of the masked figure on horseback. The Highwayman is deadly and he dares to be different, galloping on the fringes of society and remaining outside of the establishment. He's undoubtedly handsome and an incredibly well dressed, stylish and passionate individual. A proud and brave man who's in love with Bess, the Landlords Daughter and she with him.

"He whistled a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there
But the landlord's black-eyed daughter
Bess, the landlord's daughter
Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair"

He rides in the night, alone, fearless and confident. Unlike some modern day criminals the Highwayman was generally a well dressed, well spoken gentleman who used threats rather than violence. But he is no match for cowardly troops, ignorant and with no respect for life, guns at the ready. Even Bess is not safe with them around and we feel her helplessness, despair and sorrow, ultimately ending in sacrifice. No happy ending here but instead lingering ghosts. This is a cold poem beginning on a winters night, a tragic tale of unrequited love, yet with the faint glimmer of hope of an afterlife in the form of the ghostly ending. The colours evoked in the poem are generally black and grey with splashes of various shades of red, such as the "purple" moor, a coat of the "claret velvet", a "dark red" love knot, etc... warm colours. And there is often mention of blood. The colours reflect the mood and what is to come, despair, death and blood spill. And the troops are dressed in red. The Moon is mentioned a lot, representing the light in the poem and adding a mystical element. The Highwayman is very much a creature of the night.

This is an illustrated version of the poem and The Highwayman is a poem that certainly deserves to be in a book all by itself as in my opinion it is one of the best ever written. The illustrations are in black and white which is well suited to the mood of the poem. The artwork by Charles Keeping is good but doesn't match that which can be conjured up in your imagination which just cannot be put onto paper. I imagined a beautiful Bess and a devastatingly, dangerously handsome highway man, but apart from that the illustrations seem quite reminiscent of the imagery evoked by the poem and reflect the story well.

This poem romanticises the notion of the Highwayman and we see the demise of a Tragic Hero. As Highwaymen are generally thought of as being intelligent and quick witted, this poem stirs the emotions as he is unable to outwit the troops and also unable to save the girl he loves. So the Hero takes a Fall, literally falling off his horse as he is shot down "like a dog on the highway" and it's very sad, you almost feel his humiliation and degradation and want a more noble death for him. However this Poem will forever live on, standing the test of time and capturing the essence of The Highwayman and of an era long gone...

"And still of a winter's night, they say, when the wind is in the trees
When the moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas
When the road is a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor
A highwayman comes riding-
Riding -riding
A highwayman comes riding, up to the old inn door..."
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A chilling, wonderful poem with fantastic illustrations., 17 April 2002
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When I first heard the poem I thought it was both chilling and brilliant. The words and the suspense that is created throughout the poem is gripping. Teamed with its excellent illustrations, this book is an absolute winner!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars lovely book
bought this book for use in school and now school have bought a class set. if you are teaching or studying the highwayman this book is a must. brilliant all round.
Published 2 months ago by C. Biggs

5.0 out of 5 stars The Highwayman
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes, I bought this because my sister used to read it to me in bed when I was a small child! I have never forgotten it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. Josephine Reynolds

4.0 out of 5 stars it was a good book
it was a good story and it was short so the basic story was good.it was good on the detail about what happened but the characters wasn't that good described. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Brill
This is one of the best poems I have ever read, it is perfect all the way through and the illustrations are brilliant too.
Published on 22 Jan 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars The rich use of metaphor, onomatopeia,alliteration, rhythm
I agree with you reader's comment from Australia this is a rich and exciting narrative poem. As a teaching resource for exploring figuarative language such alliteration, metpahor,... Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Poem from a Little Known Author
Although I did not read the book "Highwayman", I have read the poem from a website on the internet. I am amazed that few people have reviewed this poem. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 1999

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