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Short fiction of Sarah Orne Jewett and Mary Wilkins Freeman : including The country of the pointed firs / edited and with an introduction by Barbara H. Solomon.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Schimmel Collection Schimmel Fiction 2578
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Short stories, American--New England.
- Short stories, American.
- American fiction--Women authors.
- American fiction.
- American fiction--19th century.
- Women--New England--Social life and customs--Fiction.
- Women.
- Manners and customs.
- New England--Social life and customs--Fiction.
- New England.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Short stories, American.
- Short stories.
- Penn Provenance:
- Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 502 pages ; 18 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New American Library, [1979]
- Contents:
- The country of the pointed firs and related stories / Sarah Orne Jewett
- Miss Peck's promotion / Sarah Orne Jewett
- The town poor / Sarah Orne Jewett
- The passing of Sister Barsett / Sarah Orne Jewett
- Miss Esther's guest / Sarah Orne Jewett
- Aunt Cynthy Dallet / Sarah Orne Jewett
- A mistaken charity / Mary Wilkins Freeman
- Gentian / Mary Wilkins Freeman
- An independent thinker / Mary Wilkins Freeman
- A conflict ended / Mary Wilkins Freeman
- A New England nun / Mary Wilkins Freeman
- A village singer / Mary Wilkins Freeman
- A poetess / Mary Wilkins Freeman
- Louisa / Mary Wilkins Freeman
- A church mouse / Mary Wilkins Freeman
- The revolt of "Mother" / Mary Wilkins Freeman
- One good time / Mary Wilkins Freeman
- The Lombardy poplar / Mary Wilkins Freeman
- The selfishness of Amelia Lamkin / Mary Wilkins Freeman
- Old Woman Magoun / Mary Wilkins Freeman.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Schimmel Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Caroline F. Schimmel.
- Schimmel Collection copy has ms. inscription ("STEVE") in blue ink on first page of vol.
- Contains:
- Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909. Country of the pointed firs.
- Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909. Short stories. Selections
- Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, 1852-1930. Short stories. Selections
- ISBN:
- 0451511921
- 9780451511928
- OCLC:
- 5196621
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