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The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

By Sarah Orne Jewett
Introduction by Anita Shreve
Afterword by Peter Balaam

By Sarah Orne Jewett
Introduction by Anita Shreve
Afterword by Peter Balaam

By Sarah Orne Jewett
Introduction by Anita Shreve
Afterword by Peter Balaam

By Sarah Orne Jewett
Introduction by Anita Shreve
Afterword by Peter Balaam

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Nov 03, 2009 | ISBN 9780451531445

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Nov 03, 2009 | ISBN 9781101145500

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    About The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

    A rich collection of classic American literature potraying the beauty of a 19th-century New England town.

    A female writer comes one summer to Dunnet Landing, a Maine seacoast town, where she follows the lonely inhabitants of once-prosperous coastal communities. Here, lives are molded by the long Maine winters, rock-filled fields and strong resourceful women.

    Throughout Sarah Orne Jewett’s novel and stories, these quiet tales of a simpler American life capture the inspirational in the everyday: the importance of honest friendships, the value of family, and the gift of community.

    “Their counterparts are in every village in the world, thank heaven, and the gift to one’s life is only in its discernment.” 

    About The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

    A rich collection of classic American literature potraying the beauty of a 19th-century New England town.

    A female writer comes one summer to Dunnet Landing, a Maine seacoast town, where she follows the lonely inhabitants of once-prosperous coastal communities. Here, lives are molded by the long Maine winters, rock-filled fields and strong resourceful women.

    Throughout Sarah Orne Jewett’s novel and stories, these quiet tales of a simpler American life capture the inspirational in the everyday: the importance of honest friendships, the value of family, and the gift of community.

    “Their counterparts are in every village in the world, thank heaven, and the gift to one’s life is only in its discernment.” 

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    About Sarah Orne Jewett

    Sarah Orne Jewett (1849–1909) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet. As a young child she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and was encouraged to take frequent walks, falling in love with nature as a result. At nineteen, Jewett… More about Sarah Orne Jewett

    About Sarah Orne Jewett

    Sarah Orne Jewett (1849–1909) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet. As a young child she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and was encouraged to take frequent walks, falling in love with nature as a result. At nineteen, Jewett… More about Sarah Orne Jewett

    Product Details

    Category: Classic Fiction | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $6.95
    Published by Signet
    Nov 03, 2009 | 272 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780451531445

    Category: Classic Fiction | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $1.99
    Published by Signet
    Nov 03, 2009 | 272 Pages | ISBN 9781101145500
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    “The young student of American Literature in far distant years to come will take up this book and say ‘a masterpiece.’”—Will Cather

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