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Author : Sarah Orne Jewett
Release : 1910
Genre : Authorship
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Book Synopsis The Country of the Pointed Firs by : Sarah Orne Jewett
Download or read book The Country of the Pointed Firs written by Sarah Orne Jewett. This book was released on 1910. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sarah Orne Jewett
Release : 2021-05-21
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 843/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Country Doctor by : Sarah Orne Jewett
Download or read book A Country Doctor written by Sarah Orne Jewett. This book was released on 2021-05-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant and ambitious woman is eager to establish her career as a doctor but is forced to choose between her occupation and married life. This timely tale presents an internal conflict facing women in the nineteenth century and beyond. Nan is a bright young woman who grows up under the tutelage of the widowed physician, Dr. Leslie. She became interested in medicine at an early age and decides to pursue it as an adult. Unfortunately, her desire to start a career goes against the social conventions of the day. Women are expected to prioritize marriage and children over any profession. Yet, Nan struggles to desert her goals to appease others. It’s a trying dilemma that pits her against her family, friends and local residents. A Country Doctor is a semiautobiographical story influenced by the author’s personal path to independence. The novel explores the many limitations women encounter when attempting to establish a career. It’s a forward-thinking tale and source of encouragement for those seeking professional growth. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of A Country Doctor is both modern and readable.
Author : June Howard
Release : 1994-05-27
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis New Essays on The Country of the Pointed Firs by : June Howard
Download or read book New Essays on The Country of the Pointed Firs written by June Howard. This book was released on 1994-05-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of new essays on one of the most important works of New England local colour fiction, The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett. It builds on feminist literary scholarship that affirms the importance and value of Jewett's work, but goes beyond previously published studies by offering an analysis of how race, nationalism, and the literary marketplace shape her narrative. The volume constitutes a major rethinking of Jewett's contribution to American literature, and will be of broad interest to the fields of American literary studies, feminist cultural criticism, and American studies.
Author : Sarah Orne Jewett
Release : 2024-08-03
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 133/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Deephaven by : Sarah Orne Jewett
Download or read book Deephaven written by Sarah Orne Jewett. This book was released on 2024-08-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
Author : Sarah Orne Jewett
Release : 2004-06
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Book Rating : 647/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Foreigner by : Sarah Orne Jewett
Download or read book The Foreigner written by Sarah Orne Jewett. This book was released on 2004-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She come here from the French islands, explained Mrs. Todd. "I asked her once about her folks, an' she said they were all dead; 'twas the fever took 'em. She made this her home, lonesome as 'twas; she told me she hadn't been in France since she was 'so small,' and measured me off a child o' six. She'd lived right out in the country before, so that part wa'n't unusual to her. Oh yes, there was something very strange about her.
