num_pages: 386
description: A writer moves to the quiet Maine village of Dunnet Landing, seeking a hermitage away from the busy city. Instead of isolation she discovers a rich community in an enchanting setting that exercises and extends her powers as an observer and conversationalist. She returns to the city refreshed.
language: English
title: The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Fiction
titlecomplete: The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Fiction
genres: Classics, American, Short Stories, Novels, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 2545
publisher: Oxford University Press