LEADER 01512oam 2200253z- 450 001 9910158890503321 005 20230913112557.0 010 $a1-68195-216-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000001011792 035 $a(BIP)052212376 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001011792 100 $a20190218c2015uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 14$aThe Country of the Pointed Firs 210 $cXist Classics 215 $a1 online resource (113 p.) 330 8 $aThe Beauty of a Decaying Seaport "In the life of each of us, I said to myself, there is a place remote and islanded, and given to endless regret or secret happiness; we are each the uncompanioned hermit and recluse of an hour or a day; we understand our fellows of the cell to whatever age of history they may belong." - Sarah Orne Jewett, The Country of the Pointed Firs A Bostonian decides to spend the summer in a small seaport in Maine to finish her book. She doesn't find the peace in Mrs. Todd's house so she goes to an abandoned schoolhouse where she can meditate and concentrate. There she discovers the unique beauty of the decaying seaport. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes 610 $aFiction 676 $aFIC 700 $aJewett$b Sarah Orne$0457078 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910158890503321 996 $aCountry of the Pointed Firs$91809576 997 $aUNINA