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    The Country of the Pointed Firs

    And Other Stories

    Author Sarah Orne Jewett
    Preface by Willa Cather
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    $20.00 US
    Knopf | Anchor
    5.19"W x 7.97"H x 0.74"D   | 9 oz | 32 per carton
    On sale Feb 11, 1954 | 320 Pages | 9780385092142
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    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.
    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 had a short story published in The Atlantic; her reputation grew with the publication of her novels A Country Doctor and The Country of the Pointed Firs. For most of her adult life, Jewett lived with her close friend, Annie Adams Field, in what was then termed a “Boston marriage.” Jewett died in 1909. View titles by Sarah Orne Jewett
    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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    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.

    Author

    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 had a short story published in The Atlantic; her reputation grew with the publication of her novels A Country Doctor and The Country of the Pointed Firs. For most of her adult life, Jewett lived with her close friend, Annie Adams Field, in what was then termed a “Boston marriage.” Jewett died in 1909. View titles by Sarah Orne Jewett

    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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