One of this book's sections focuses on a Elijah, a man who works to keep his house in the exact condition it was when his wife Sarah died eight years ago.
One of this book's sections focuses on a Elijah, a man who works to keep his house in the exact condition it was when his wife Sarah died eight years ago. Two characters touchingly sing "Home, Sweet Home" in front of its narrator in its section "The Old Singers." Another character in this book tells the narrator about the Scottish explorer Gaffett, who encountered "creatures of fog and cobweb" in the North Pole. Its narrator meets Abby Martin, a woman obsessed with Queen Victoria, and walks across Green Island with William Blackitt. This book includes a character sketch of Captain Littlepage, and helped popularize regionalism when it was published in 1896. It takes place in Dunnet Landing, where its narrator stays with the herbalist Almira Todd. For 10 points, name this book whose narrator hears the stories of elderly residents of a Maine fishing village, written by Sarah Orne Jewett.
One of this book's sections focuses on a Elijah, a man who works to keep his house in the exact condition it was when his wife Sarah died eight years ago.
The Country of the Pointed Firs