The Country of the Pointed Firs (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Sarah Orne Jewett
- First Published: 1896
- Type of Work: Novella
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Regional fiction, Character study
- Subjects: Memory, Love or romance, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Villages, Friendship, New England, Women, Small-town life, Sailing or sailors, Loneliness, Fishing or fishermen, Old age or elderly people, Nostalgia, Folk medicine, Herbs
- Locales: Dunnet Landing, ME
Places Discussed
Dunnet Landing. Fictional Maine fishing village where the narrator boards with Mrs. Almira Todd and around which his story revolves. The tenacity of the coastline’s tall pines, spruces, and firs, often rooted in rocks, and the always-changing sea, providing bounty one day and tragedy the next, reflect the strength, integrity, and patience of Maine’s people, who make their homes on the rugged yet strikingly beautiful coastland. The sound of the sea is ever present throughout the narration. Visitors, including the narrator, are hospitably received and become...
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