Sarah Orne Jewett (b. South Berwick, ME, 1849 - d. 1909) wrote with "cadences and color" of the idiom of the Mainers about whom she wrote "with such compassion and delicacy", from end flap. Writer Jewett was a contemporary of John Greenleaf Whittier, Henry James, and Willa Cather, who in 1925 named this work by Jewett as one of three American prose titles of enduring influence. This edition is Illustrated with Douglas Alvord's black-and-white pencil drawings, wonderfully rendered in "haunting serenity", modelled from real "Mainers". Alvord is based in Cushing ME. The other works named by Cather are "Scarlett Letter" and "Huckleberry Finn". Set in a small coastal town in Maine, the "Pointed Firs" sequence of intimate stories evoke the decline of coastal New England after America's Civil War. Volume is clean.

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On Jan 30 2014, a reader said:

This was a life-changing read. It is as if it were written specifically for me. The journey was the most uplifting, intriguing, heartwarming, satisfying experience for an avid reader such as myself. The writer is a superb narrator with descriptions beyond compare and character-building skills such as I have never witnessed. Am now reading other authors with similar writing style, (Ruth Moore) as well as others by Jewett. Carol Sullivan

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Bookseller: Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: HW05jewett91me1st
Title: The Country of the Pointed Firs
Author: Sarah Orne Jewett
Format/Binding: Maroon cloth over boards; spine title box, titles in gold; wonderfully illustrated wraparound jacket. Red & black calligraphy ja
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Folds of DJ have tears, 4 places, good.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st printing
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0879238941
ISBN 13: 9780879238940
Publisher: David R Godine
Place of Publication: Boston, Horticultural Hall
Date Published: 1991
Pages: 199
Size: 26 cm.
Keywords: Coastal Maine; B&W pencil artwork; Civil War era;
Bookseller catalogs: Maine;

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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.

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