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Though not as well-known as the writers she influenced, Sarah Orne Jewett nevertheless remains one of the most important American novelists of the late nineteenth century. Published in 1884, Jewett's first novel, A Country Doctor , is a luminous portrayal of rural Maine and a... Read Full Overview

A Country Doctor is a fiction novel by American author Sarah Orne Jewett. The book, which was first published in 1884, was based off of the relationship between Jewett and her physician father. The main character of A Country Doctor, Nan, is a young woman that encounters much... Read Full Overview

A hundred and thirty years after it was first published, Sarah Orne Jewett's story of a young medical woman remains an incisive rendering of the dilemmas of gender, society, and self. Nan Prince first becomes interested in medicine as a child, as the ward of the widowed physician... Read Full Overview

A Country Doctor is a novel by American author Sarah Orne Jewett. The book, which was first published in 1884, was based on the relationship between Jewett and her physician father.The main character of A Country Doctor, Nan, is a young woman that encounters much strife when... Read Full Overview

It had been one of the warm and almost sultry days which sometimes come in November; a maligned month, which is really an epitome of the other eleven, or a sort of index to the whole year's changes of storm and sunshine. The afternoon was like spring, the air was soft and damp,... Read Full Overview

A brilliant and ambitious woman is eager to establish her career as a doctor but is forced to choose between her occupation and married life. This timely tale presents an internal conflict facing women in the nineteenth century and beyond. Nan is a bright young woman... Read Full Overview

A brilliant and ambitious woman is eager to establish her career as a doctor but is forced to choose between her occupation and married life. This timely tale presents an internal conflict facing women in the nineteenth century and beyond. Nan is a bright young woman... Read Full Overview

A Country Doctor is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1884. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus... Read Full Overview

This charming collection of stories explores the life of a small-town physician in rural New England. Jewett's finely observed characters and evocative descriptions bring to life the joys and challenges of country practice in the late 19th century. From delivering babies to... Read Full Overview

Sarah Orne Jewett. The book, which was first published in 1884, was based on the relationship between Jewett and her physician father. The main character of A Country Doctor, Nan, is a young woman that encounters much strife when she decides to go against the traditional values... Read Full Overview

As the ward of the widowed physician Dr. Leslie, young Nan Prince becomes interested in medicine. But when she enters a medical college, she finds she must choose between marriage and a career as a doctor, between the expectations of society and her duty to her true self. In... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This charming collection of stories explores the life of a small-town physician in rural New England. Jewett's finely observed characters and evocative descriptions bring to life the joys and challenges of country practice in the late 19th century. From delivering babies to... Read Full Overview

A Country Doctor is a novel written by Sarah Orne Jewett and published in 1884. The story is set in the fictional town of Dunnet Landing, Maine, and follows the life and work of Dr. Leslie, a country doctor who serves the rural community. The novel explores the challenges and... Read Full Overview