Deephaven (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sarah Orne Jewett
- First Published: 1877
- Type of Work: Tales
- Type of Plot: Regional romance
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: Maine seacoast
- Principal Characters: Helen Denis, Kate Lancaster, The Carews, The Lorimers, Mrs. Kew, Captain Lant, Captain Sands, Danny, Mrs. Bonny, Miss Chauncey
- Genres: Long fiction, Regional fiction
- Subjects: Adolescence, Nineteenth century, New England, Small-town life, Sailing or sailors, Beaches or seashores, Fishing or fishermen, Mortality, Lighthouses
- Locales: Maine
The Story:
Kate Lancaster’s grandaunt, Katherine Brandon, had died, leaving to Kate’s mother a charming old house and the family estate, including wharf rights, at Deephaven, a quaint sea town that had known better days. Since Kate’s family was scattering for the summer, she asked Helen Denis, a friend, to spend the season with her in the old house on the Maine coast. They took two maids with them who came from that part of New England, and they left Boston without regret.
Riding with them in the stagecoach from the railway station was a large,...
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