The Highwayman (Noyes)
For works with similar titles, see The Highwayman.
- "The Highwayman" in Blackwood's Magazine (1906)
- "The Highwayman" in Collected Poems (1913)
"The Highwayman" is a narrative poem that was written when Noyes was a young man, which brought him immediate and long-lasting success. It tells the story of a nameless highwayman who is in love with an innkeeper's beautiful daughter named Bess. Tim, the jealous ostler, notifies the authorities about the highwayman, an action which ultimately leads to the death of both Bess and the highwayman. "The Highwayman (poem)," in Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia