The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories
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There was something about the coast town of Dunnet which made it seem more attractive than other maritime villages of eastern Maine. Perhaps it was the simple fact of acquaintance with that neighborhood which made it so attaching, and gave such interest to the rocky shore and dark woods, and the few houses which seemed to be securely wedged and tree-nailed in among the ledges by the Landing. These houses made the most of their seaward view, and there was a gayety and determined floweriness in their bits of garden ground; the small-paned high windows in the peaks of their steep gables were like knowing eyes that watched the harbor and the far sea-line beyond, or looked northward all along the shore and its background of spruces and balsam firs.
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I really enjoyed this series of shorts about the coast of Maine. I'd never heard of it before, nor the author Sarah Orne Jewett. Original publishing date of 1896. Another gem from Serial Reader, love that app!
A woman visits the town of Dunnet Landing, Maine for several summers. Her landlord makes sure she becomes familiar with all of the residents of the town. This little book is a collection of stories of the characters the woman meets and comes to know.
This is a beautifully written book, a quiet book, a small book, a book that feels so true that I have the feeling that this is exactly what Dunnet Landing, Maine was like at the turn of the twentieth century.
