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The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

By Sarah Orne Jewett
Introduction by Suzannah Lessard

By Sarah Orne Jewett
Introduction by Suzannah Lessard

By Sarah Orne Jewett
Preface by Willa Cather

By Sarah Orne Jewett
Preface by Willa Cather

By Sarah Orne Jewett

By Sarah Orne Jewett

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Jan 09, 2001 | ISBN 9780375756719

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Feb 11, 1954 | ISBN 9780385092142

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Nov 01, 2000 | ISBN 9780679641599

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    About The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

    The story of an endearing, unlikely friendship set against the backdrop of a remote and beautiful Maine coastal town, The Country of the Pointed Firs is one of Sarah Orne Jewett’s most loved works, and it quickly earned her a reputation as a talented writer upon its publication. Praised by Alice Brown for its "idyllic atmosphere of country life," Jewett’s moving novel shows her intimate understanding of New England and its unique inhabitants, whose prickly exteriors often concealed a warm and loyal nature.

    This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes four additional Dunnet Landing stories: "The Queen’s Twin," "A Dunnet Shepherdess," "The Foreigner," and "William’s Wedding."

    About The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

    Sarah Orne Jewett’s place in American letters was assured when this acclaimed collection of stories about her native state of Maine was first published in 1896. With a Preface by Willa Cather.

    Sarah Orne Jewett’s crisp style and skillful observation of people and places gives her work lasting appeal.

    About The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

    Sarah Orne Jewett’s The Country of the Pointed Firs was published in 1896, and it quickly garnered a reputation for its truthfulness and the quality of its writing. Rudyard Kipling described it as ‘immense–it is the very life,’ and Henry James praised it for being ‘absolutely true–not a word overdone–such elegance and exactness.’

    The Country of the Pointed Firs, is a concisely written and beautifully wrought episodic novel of a young woman writer’s summer sojourn in the Maine fishing village of Dunnet Landing. Through Jewett, the young woman conveys the effect of her deepening connections to the people of Dunnet Landing, especially the sibylline Mrs. Todd, and her empathy with the mysteries of the coastal life, one where the land and the sea have equal influence.

    This Modern Library edition includes additional Dunnet Landing stories that were published between 1896 and 1910.

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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

    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 | Short Stories

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Jan 09, 2001 | 304 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375756719

    Category: Short Stories

    Paperback | $12.00
    Published by Anchor
    Feb 11, 1954 | 320 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780385092142

    Category: Classic Fiction | Historical Fiction | Short Stories

    Ebook | $2.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Nov 01, 2000 | 304 Pages | ISBN 9780679641599
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    Table Of Contents

    Preface by Willa Cather

    The Country of the Pointed Firs

    The White Heron

    The Flight of Betsey Lane

    The Dulham Ladies

    Going to Shrewsbury

    The Only Rose

    Miss Tempy’s Watchers

    Martha’s Lady

    The Guests of Mrs. Timms

    The Town Poor

    The Hiltons’ Holiday

    Aunt Cynthy Dallett

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