The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories
By Sarah Orne Jewett
A "coming of age" novel from the year 1896. Lovely stories written in lovely prose, this short description of life and people in one small Maine town is part of an anthology that includes four additional short works by a gentlewoman from the coast of Maine.
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