The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

This novel centres on the fictitious town of Dunnett Landing and the lives of its folk, especially the women, who have lived there beside the sea for generations. It draws a resonant portrait of a Maine coastal community and the way its lore and spiritual well-being are shared and handed on.

Sarah Orne Jewett's place in American letters was assured when this acclaimed collection of stories about her native state of Maine was first published in 1896. Her crisp style and skillful observation of people and places gives her work lasting appeal.