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."
| ISBN: | 9780451531445 |
| Publication date: | 3rd November 2009 |
| Author: | Sarah Orne Jewett, Copyright Paperback Collection Library of Congress |
| Publisher: | Signet an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 250 pages |
| Series: | Signet Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Historical Fiction General Fiction |
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."
The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Historical Fiction, General Fiction
The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories is available in Paperback
The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories was written by Sarah Orne Jewett, Copyright Paperback Collection Library of Congress and published by Signet an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group
The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories has 250 pages
Yes it is part of Signet Classics series