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- catalog abstract "The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896) is Sarah Orne Jewett's most popular book. In its elegantly constructed sketches, a worldly, anonymous writer spends the summer in a tiny Maine fishing village where she hopes to find peace and solitude. As she gains the acceptance and trust of her hosts, the community's power and complexity are slowly revealed. While its episodes portray the difficulty and loneliness of rural life, they also display its dignity and strength, particularly as expressed in the bonds between women: mothers, daughters, and friends. Written during a time of rapid change and national conflict, surprisingly modern in its treatment of character and its literary techniques, The Country of the Pointed Firs addresses the delicate and uncertain art of understanding others. This centennial edition contains a facsimile of the original text, thereby restoring the novel to Jewett's own version, which had been considerably altered in other published versions, plus four related stories. Further enhancing the importance of this volume is editor Sarah Way Sherman's introduction, which includes a sketch of Jewett's life and professional development, a commentary on textual accuracy, and a discussion of the book's themes and techniques as well as its historical context.".
- catalog contributor b10381313.
- catalog contributor b10381314.
- catalog coverage "Maine Fiction.".
- catalog coverage "Maine Social life and customs Fiction.".
- catalog coverage "United States Social life and customs 19th century Fiction.".
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896) is Sarah Orne Jewett's most popular book. In its elegantly constructed sketches, a worldly, anonymous writer spends the summer in a tiny Maine fishing village where she hopes to find peace and solitude. As she gains the acceptance and trust of her hosts, the community's power and complexity are slowly revealed. While its episodes portray the difficulty and loneliness of rural life, they also display its dignity and strength, particularly as expressed in the bonds between women: mothers, daughters, and friends. Written during a time of rapid change and national conflict, surprisingly modern in its treatment of character and its literary techniques, The Country of the Pointed Firs addresses the delicate and uncertain art of understanding others. This centennial edition contains a facsimile of the original text, thereby restoring the novel to Jewett's own version, which had been considerably altered in other published versions, plus four related stories. Further enhancing the importance of this volume is editor Sarah Way Sherman's introduction, which includes a sketch of Jewett's life and professional development, a commentary on textual accuracy, and a discussion of the book's themes and techniques as well as its historical context.".
- catalog description "The country of the pointed firs -- William's wedding -- The queen's twin -- The foreigner -- A Dunnet shepherdess.".
- catalog extent "lviii, 286 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0874518261 (pa : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Hardscrabble books".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Hanover, N.H. : University Press Of New England,".
- catalog spatial "Maine Fiction.".
- catalog spatial "Maine Social life and customs Fiction.".
- catalog spatial "Maine".
- catalog spatial "United States Social life and customs 19th century Fiction.".
- catalog subject "813/.4 21".
- catalog subject "Authorship Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Country life Fiction.".
- catalog subject "PS2132 .C64 1997b".
- catalog subject "Seaside resorts Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Summer resorts Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Women Maine Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Women authors Fiction.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The country of the pointed firs -- William's wedding -- The queen's twin -- The foreigner -- A Dunnet shepherdess.".
- catalog title "The country of the pointed firs and other stories / Sarah Orne Jewett ; edited with an introduction by Sarah Way Sherman.".
- catalog type "Pastoral fiction. gsafd".
- catalog type "Psychological fiction.".
- catalog type "text".