De la mano de Sarah Orne Jewett, regresamos a Dunnet Landing, el pueblo de la costa de Maine en el que transcurre su novela La tierra de los abetos puntiagudos (Dos Bigotes, 2015). Historias de Dunnet...

La tierra de los abetos puntiagudos (1896) es la obra narrativa más conocida de la autora norteamericana Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909). Relata las vivencias de una escritora que pasa el verano en un tranquilo...

Definida por Henry James como "una pequeña y hermosa obra maestra" y considerada como un clásico incontestable de las letras anglosajonas del siglo XIX, La tierra de los abetos puntiagudos es la gran...

Las mujeres se han amado desde siempre. No obstante, las diversas formas del amor sáfico permanecieron ocultas, encriptadas y codificadas hasta prácticamente las primeras décadas del siglo XX. Antes de El...

Mujeres que reclaman su derecho a trabajar en un mundo de hombres, valientes guerreras indias, forajidas del Oeste americano, inmigrantes sin pelos en la lengua, heroínas atrapadas en tenebrosos bosques…...

« Si je devais donner le nom de tous les ouvrages américains qui promettent d’avoir une longue, même une très longue vie, je dirais sans hésiter La Lettre écarlate, Huckleberry Finn et Le Pays des sapins...

« Si je devais donner le nom de tous les ouvrages américains qui promettent d’avoir une longue, même une très longue vie, je dirais sans hésiter La Lettre écarlate, Huckleberry Finn et Le Pays des sapins...

In the late 1800s, best friends Helen Denis and Kate Lancaster spend a summer in the little seaside village of Deephaven, getting to know its residents. Her much acclaimed powers of description at their...

Sarah Orne Jewett's 'Strangers and Wayfarers' is a collection of poignant short stories that capture the essence of 19th-century rural New England. With a focus on themes of community, nature, and the...

Sarah Orne Jewett's 'The Tory Lover' is a historical romance novel set during the American Revolution, depicting the struggle between patriotism and loyalty. Jewett's writing style is characterized by...

Roger Wallingford, a gentleman of Tory ancestry, joins the Patriots' cause because of his love for the beautiful Mary Hamilton. Mary insists that Captain Paul Jones, a fellow of her brother, give a commission...

The narrator, a Bostonian, returns after a brief visit a few summers prior, to the small coastal town of Dunnet, Maine, in order to finish writing her book. Upon arriving she settles in with Almira Todd,...

In Sarah Orne Jewett's 'The Life of Nancy,' readers are transported to the quiet and picturesque town of Old Fields, where the protagonist, Nancy, navigates the complexities of rural life. Jewett's gentle...

Sarah Orne Jewett's 'Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches' is a collection of richly detailed tales that paint a vivid picture of New England life in the late 19th century. Through Jewett's lyrical...

Sarah Orne Jewett's 'The Normans; told chiefly in relation to their conquest of England' is a detailed historical account of the Norman conquest and its impact on England. Written in a narrative style,...

Sarah Orne Jewett's 'Strangers and Wayfarers' is a collection of short stories that delves into the lives of strangers and travelers who find themselves in unfamiliar territories. Jewett's literary style...

Sarah Orne Jewett's 'The Queen's Twin and Other Stories' is a collection of short stories that reflect the changing social dynamics and rural life in late 19th-century America. Jewett's literary style...

In Sarah Orne Jewett's 'Old Friends and New', readers are transported to a quaint New England town where they witness the intertwining lives of its inhabitants. This collection of short stories beautifully...

In Sarah Orne Jewett's novel, 'The Tory Lover,' readers are transported to the Revolutionary War era where political loyalties are tested in a tale of love and betrayal. Jewett's writing style reflects...

Sarah Orne Jewett, who wrote the book when she was 47, was largely responsible for popularizing the regionalism genre with her sketches of the fictional Maine fishing village of Dunnet Landing. Like Jewett,...

The Country of the Pointed Firs is an 1896 short story sequence by Sarah Orne Jewett which is considered by some literary critics to be her finest work. Henry James described it as her "beautiful little...

The Country of the Pointed Firs is an 1896 short story sequence by Sarah Orne Jewett which is considered by some literary critics to be her finest work. Henry James described it as her "beautiful little...

The Country of the Pointed Firs is an 1896 short story sequence by Sarah Orne Jewett which is considered by some literary critics to be her finest work. Henry James described it as her "beautiful little...

La versione ebook della fortunata collana Short Stories permette al lettore un'inedita esperienza di lettura, passando dal testo in lingua originale al testo in italiano in un rapido click e ascoltando...

Sarah Orne Jewett's 'The Queen's Twin and Other Stories' is a collection of beautifully crafted short stories that capture the essence of small-town New England life in the late 19th century. Jewett's...

Set in late 19th century Maine, Sarah Orne Jewett's 'The Country of the Pointed Firs' is a poignant portrait of a small coastal town and its inhabitants. Jewett's intricate prose captures the essence...

Sarah Orne Jewett's 'The Country of the Pointed Firs' is a timeless piece of American literature that captures the essence of rural coastal Maine in the late 19th century. Through a series of interconnected...

Sarah Orne Jewett was an American writer best known for her local color works set along or near the southern seacoast of Maine. Jewett is recognized as an important practitioner of American literary regionalism....

Eh bien, il va falloir se faire une raison : l’Américain-type, ça n’existe pas ! Tant pis pour la belle ordonnance des idées toutes faites ; d’un Américain à l’autre, le caractère, les mœurs, la stature...

This book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers....