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Reviews:
"Jewett's work is an American literary
treasure; these excellently produced titles should be in every collection- they
support Willa Cather's judgment of Jewett's work as "almost flawless". Insightful,
actuely observant, sympathetic without being sentimental -highly recommended."
-Library Journal
"One cannot imagine a better beginning
for the publisher's series, Voices: A Treasury of Regional American Fiction.
Jewett's literary portrait of 18th century New England...is rich in details. Tracy
Lord imbues Jewett's narrative with a quiet passion which perfectly complements
the written style."
-AudioFile
"Listening to Jewett's precise portraits is like
eavesdropping on strangers. The dialogue, conceived with a casual naturalness
that is the mark of a truly adept writer, has not diminished since Jewett first
wrote it."
-Boston Sunday Herald
SYNOPSIS:
Sarah Orne Jewett has a firm place in the literary
annals of American fiction writers. Lauded by her peers, including Willa Cather,
Rudyard Kipling and Henry James, her novel The Country of the Pointed Firs
and her voluminous short stories, which celebrate life in New England's hinterlands
and on its coast, have never been out of print. The Country of the Pointed
Firs begins with a thumbnail sketch of the author.
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