基本信息出版社：Dover Publications
页码：96 页
出版日期：1994年09月
ISBN：0486281965
条形码：9780486281964
版本：New Ed
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：Dover Thrift Editions
外文书名：尖尖的枞树之乡和其他小说
内容简介 在线阅读本书
A classic of American fiction, memorializing the traditions, manners and dialect of Maine coast natives at the turn of the 20th century. In luminous evocations of their lives, Maine-born Jewett created startlingly real portraits of individual New Englanders, and a warm, humorous and compassionate vision of New England character.
编辑推荐 From Publishers Weekly Jewett's 1896 novel and selected stories about the fictional town of Dunnett Landing in rural Maine. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. From AudioFile A summer's idyll unfolds at Dunnett's Landing on the coast of Maine. This turn-of-the-century classic is read by Cindy Hardin, whose mellifluous tones may seem sentimental to some younger readers. But for those of us old enough to remember reading aloud by the fire, her voice conjures up a mood rich with bittersweet memory. The characters are well-depicted although confusion in the regional accent and mispronunciations occasionally occur. The overall effect, however, is convincing and professional. S.B.S. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition. From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Suzanne Leslie Simmons Sarah Orne Jewett draws the reader into The Country of the Pointed Firs with scenic descriptions, honest characters, and conversations written with true dialect and emotion. While you'll find no adventure within these pages, the series of everyday events which are recounted create a warm and enchanting tale of simpler times. The female narrator speaks in the first person, inviting you to see her world through her eyes as she observes life in the New England seaside village where she is spending the summer in the late 1800s. During her stay she develops a friendship with her hostess, as well as her hostess's mother and brother who live on a nearby island, and learns much about the history and dwellers of the town. Each person, including the narrator, seems to find satisfaction in his or her life's course, while never quite believing that neighbor or kin holds the same contentedness. At the reunion of a local family the narrator comments, "More than one face among the Bowdens showed that only opportunity and stimulus were lacking - a narrow set of circumstances had caged a fine character and held it captive." The bonds and love of community and kin are clear and strong, and it is difficult to leave these people at the end of the book, yet the narrator's words offer assurance and a final challenge: "Their counterparts are in every village in the world, thank heaven, and the gift to one's life is only in its discernment." -- For great reviews of books for girls, check out Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Review "Immense?it is the very life." ?Rudyard Kipling --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
专业书评 From Publishers Weekly
Jewett's 1896 novel and selected stories about the fictional town of Dunnett Landing in rural Maine.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
From AudioFile
A summer's idyll unfolds at Dunnett's Landing on the coast of Maine. This turn-of-the-century classic is read by Cindy Hardin, whose mellifluous tones may seem sentimental to some younger readers. But for those of us old enough to remember reading aloud by the fire, her voice conjures up a mood rich with bittersweet memory. The characters are well-depicted although confusion in the regional accent and mispronunciations occasionally occur. The overall effect, however, is convincing and professional. S.B.S. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Suzanne Leslie Simmons
Sarah Orne Jewett draws the reader into The Country of the Pointed Firs with scenic descriptions, honest characters, and conversations written with true dialect and emotion. While you'll find no adventure within these pages, the series of everyday events which are recounted create a warm and enchanting tale of simpler times. The female narrator speaks in the first person, inviting you to see her world through her eyes as she observes life in the New England seaside village where she is spending the summer in the late 1800s. During her stay she develops a friendship with her hostess, as well as her hostess's mother and brother who live on a nearby island, and learns much about the history and dwellers of the town. Each person, including the narrator, seems to find satisfaction in his or her life's course, while never quite believing that neighbor or kin holds the same contentedness. At the reunion of a local family the narrator comments, "More than one face among the Bowdens showed that only opportunity and stimulus were lacking - a narrow set of circumstances had caged a fine character and held it captive." The bonds and love of community and kin are clear and strong, and it is difficult to leave these people at the end of the book, yet the narrator's words offer assurance and a final challenge: "Their counterparts are in every village in the world, thank heaven, and the gift to one's life is only in its discernment." -- For great reviews of books for girls, check out Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Review
"Immense?it is the very life."
?Rudyard Kipling --This text refers to the Paperback edition.