A Country Doctor (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sarah Orne Jewett
- First Published: 1884
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot:
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: Oldfields, Maine
- Principal Characters: Nan Prince, Mrs. Thacher, Dr. Leslie, Miss Nancy Prince
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Regional fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Doctors, Schools or school life, New England, Women’s issues, Small-town life, Career women
- Locales: New England, Maine
The Story:
One cold winter night while Mrs. Thacher and two of her neighbors were sitting around the stove and gossiping about neighborhood activities, they were interrupted by a noise at the door. Adeline Thacher Prince had fallen on the doorstep. In her arms she held her infant daughter, Nan. Dr. Leslie was sent for at once, but by the next day, Adeline was dead. According to her wishes, Dr. Leslie became the little child’s guardian, though she lived with her maternal grandmother.
Nan’s mother had left home to go to work in a textile mill in Lowell. There she had...
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