| The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories Contributor(s): Jewett, Sarah Orne (Author), Shreve, Anita (Introduction by), Balaam, Peter (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0451531442 ISBN-13: 9780451531445 Publisher: Signet Book OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: The Country of the Pointed Firs combines Jewett's classic novella and its four short sequels with nine of her best stories, including five unavailable in any other paperback edition. They illustrate the range of her literary style and exemplify her interest in the position of women in nineteenth-century America. Terry Heller's introduction examines the work within the mainstream of American literature, and detailed annotation, as well as a list of the plant and herb lore to which Jewett makes reference, further illuminate these tales. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2010668196 |
| Series: Signet Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4.1" W x 6.6" (0.35 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Maine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 50681 Reading Level: 7.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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." |