"A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches" by Sarah Orne Jewett presents a collection of tales from the late 1800s that capture the essence of New England rural life. The book starts with "The Last Mile," which follows a mother's frantic quest for help for her sick child, showcasing the themes of life, death, and hardship found throughout the stories. While the mother travels through a beautiful landscape, it illustrates her despair as the scenery contrasts her emotional turmoil as she seeks medical treatment for her family. There includes brief glimpses of Mrs. Thacher and the other neighbors, which show interconnected relationships and complex social bonds within the community.
A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches
By Sarah Orne Jewett
In 19th-century New England, a mother's desperate journey to save her child unveils a community's intertwined lives dealing with life, death, and social change.
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About the AuthorTheodora Sarah Orne Jewett was an American novelist, short story writer and poet, best known for her local color works set along or near the southern coast of Maine. Jewett is recognized as an important practitioner of American literary regionalism.
Theodora Sarah Orne Jewett was an American novelist, short story writer and poet, best known for her local color works set along or near the southern coast of Maine. Jewett is recognized as an important practitioner of American literary regionalism.
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