The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories (Signet Classics) - Tapa blanda

Jewett, Sarah Orne

 
9780451531445: The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories (Signet Classics)
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ISBN 10: 0451531442 ISBN 13: 9780451531445
Editorial: Penguin Publishing Group, 2009

Sinopsis

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.” 

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Acerca del autor

Sarah Orne Jewett was born in Maine on September 3, 1849, and grew up in the small town of South Berwick, where she was to spend the principle part of her life. Ill health prevented her from fulfilling her ambition to become a doctor; she turned to writing instead. Her first story was published when she was eighteen, and her literary production continued unabated until a crippling carriage accident in 1902 ended her creative career. She died on June 24, 1909, leaving behind a remarkable literary legacy.

De la contraportada

Willa Cather's assessment of The Country of the Pointed Firs has done much to ensure a growing recognition of its qualities. In this novella, a writer moves to the quiet Maine village of Dunnel Landing, seeking a hermitage away from the busy city. Instead of isolation she discovers a rich community that exercises and extends her powers as an observer and conversationalist. She returns to the city refreshed, her vision broader and her relationships strengthened. This volume combines Jewett's classic novella and its four short sequels with nine more of her best stories, illustrating the range of her literary style and exemplifying her interest in the position of women in nineteenth-century America. Terry Heller's introduction examines Jewett's work within the mainstream of American literature. Useful annotation, plus a helpful list of the plant and herb lore to which Jewett makes frequent reference, further illuminate her stories for the reader.

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Editorial
Penguin Publishing Group
Año de publicación
2009
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0451531442
ISBN 13 
9780451531445
Encuadernación
Libro de bolsillo
Número de páginas
272
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
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Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780606286558: Country of Pointed Firs and Other Stories (Modern Library Classics)

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0606286551 ISBN 13:  9780606286558
Editorial: Demco Media, 2003
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