Description: A Country Doctor by Sarah Orne Jewett Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1887. Hardcover. A Country Doctor is a luminous portrayal of rural Maine and a semi-autobiographical story influenced by the author's personal path to independence. The novel explores the many limitations women encounter when attempting to establish a career. The author, Sarah Orne Jewett, is widely recognized as a pathfinder in American literary history, courageously and eloquently giving voice to the leading women’s issues of her time. CONDITION: This Book is in good condition. Book shows normal fairly minor signs of storage & age. Tight binding, clean text. The cover is worn, torn, soiled, stained, scuffed, and has edge and corner wear. Previous ownership bookplate affixed to front pastedown endpaper. The endpaper at the front of the book has been completely torn out and has a ragged edge. Pages have turned yellow from age. Foxing to paper commensurate with age. Please see pictures. THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF CONDITION. CONTENTS: I. THE LAST MILE II. THE FARM-HOUSE KITCHEN III. AT JAKE AND MARTIN'S IV. LIFE AND, DEATH V. A SUNDAY VISIT VI. IN SUMMER WEATHER VII. FOR THE YEARS TO COME VIII. A GREAT CHANGE IX. AT DR. LESLIE'S X. ACROSS THE STREET. XI. NEW OUTLOOKS XII. AGAINST THE WIND XIII. A STRAIGHT COURSE XIV. MISS PRINCE OF GUNPORT XV. HOSTESS AND GUEST XVI. A JUNE SUNDAY XVII. BY THE RIVER XVIII. A SERIOUS TEA-DRINKING XIX. FRIEND AND LOVER XX. ASHORE AND AFLOAT XXI. AT HOME AGAIN
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Book Title: A Country Doctor
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Book Series: 19th Century Novels by Female Writers
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Original Language: English
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Vintage: Yes
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Publication Year: 1887
Type: Novel
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Literary Movement: American literary regionalism
Era: 1800s
Author: Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909)
Personalized: No
Features: Antique book, Publisher’s advertisements
Genre: Antiquarian & Collectible, Women's Fiction, American literature, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Criticism, Women’s Studies, Medical fiction, Novel, Historical Fiction, 19th Century Literature
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Social criticism, Gender Identity & Roles, strong woman, self-determination, ambition, Women vs. Society's Expectations, Quest for Fulfillment and Happiness, relationships, careers, Doctors, Women, Women in Medicine, Representation of Women in the Health Sciences, Women as Physicians in the United States, Women Healers, gender disparities in medicine, women pioneers and innovators, United States, Social life and customs, Doctor-Patient Relationships, Women's Health, feminist intellectualism, New England, Maine, Women physicians, Country life
