Product Description

In 1896, at the age of forty-seven, Sarah Orne Jewett published this classic novel of a female writer looking for seclusion and inspiration in the coastal town of Dunnet Landing, Maine. Returning to the women and men of small New England towns for the accompanying collection of short fiction, this remarkable volume weaves a colorful and moving tapestry of the grand complexities, joys, and beauties of life.

"The young student of American Literature in far distant years to come will take up this book and say 'a masterpiece.'"-- Willa Cather

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1026724 in Books
• Published on: 2000-02-17
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Jewett's 1896 novel and selected stories about the fictional town of Dunnett Landing in rural Maine.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From AudioFile
A summer's idyll unfolds at Dunnett's Landing on the coast of Maine. This turn-of-the-century classic is read by Cindy Hardin, whose mellifluous tones may seem sentimental to some younger readers. But for those of us old enough to remember reading aloud by the fire, her voice conjures up a mood rich with bittersweet memory. The characters are well-depicted although confusion in the regional accent and mispronunciations occasionally occur. The overall effect, however, is convincing and professional. S.B.S. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Ingram
Originally published in 1925, a classic short novel about three months of life in a small Maine coastal town is complemented by sixteen pages of black-and-white photographs that add to its charm. 15,000 first printing.