The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories
Author:
Sarah Orne JewettPublisher:
W. W. Norton & Company, IncorporatedPublication Date:
04-01-1982ISBN:
9780393000481Pages:
1Subjects:
American Fiction (fictional Works By One Author)Available as:
Paperback, 9780393000481 Electronic book text, 9780585237916 Electronic book text, 9780679641599 Electronic book text, 9781101351758 Electronic book text, 9781611680959 Electronic book text, 9781931208604 Hardback, 9780141882901 Hardback, 9780605283220 Hardback, 9780141882895 Hardback, 9780613277785 Hardback, 9780679601739 Hardback, 9780844623252 Paperback, 9780874518269 Paperback, 9780140434767 Paperback, 9780451527578 Paperback, 9780451531445 Paperback, 9780375756719Description:
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.
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 techiques as well as its historical context.














