Snow-Bound
Title page of the 1st edition | |
| Author | John Greenleaf Whittier |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ticknor and Fields |
Publication date | 1866 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 52 pages |
Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl is a long narrative poem by American poet John Greenleaf Whittier first published in 1866. The poem, presented as a series of stories told by a family amid a snowstorm, was extremely successful and popular in its time. The poem depicts a peaceful return to idealistic domesticity and rural life after the American Civil War.