The country of the pointed firs / Sarah Orne Jewett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jewett, Sarah Orne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women authors--Fiction.

Women authors.

Seaside resorts--Fiction.

Seaside resorts.

Summer resorts--Fiction.

Summer resorts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (91 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Open Road Integrated Media Inc., 2017.

Summary:

A classic collection of American short stories about the lives of the late-nineteenth-century citizens of Maine. Sarah Orne Jewett's masterpiece, The Country of Pointed Firs is a short story sequence that celebrates what the author believed were the rapidly disappearing traditions, manners, and dialect of the natives of coastal Maine at the turn of the twentieth century. In revealing snapshots-a family reunion, the ghostly vision of a seaman, and more-Jewett presents honest portraits of individual New Englanders and a warm, humorous, and compassionate vision of the Northeast. Filled with an eclectic cast of characters, the collection humanizes northeasterners from all walks of life. Like Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Country of Pointed Firs masterfully illustrates the American character and experience. Although widely overlooked during her lifetime, Jewett's tales-and the values they relate-are just as relevant today as when they were written. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

Contents:

Intro

The Country of the Pointed Firs

Note

I. The Return

II. Mrs. Todd

III. The Schoolhouse

IV. At the Schoolhouse Window

V. Captain Littlepage

VI. The Waiting Place

VII. The Outer Island

VIII. Green Island

IX. William

X. Where Pennyroyal Grew

XI. The Old Singers

XII. A Strange Sail

XIII. Poor Joanna

XIV. The Hermitage

XV. On Shell-heap Island

XVI. The Great Expedition

XVII. A Country Road

XVIII. The Bowden Reunion

XIX. The Feast's End

XX. Along Shore

XXI. The Backward View

Copyright.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781504049146

1504049144

OCLC:

1009211411