Among the Isles of Shoals - Softcover

Thaxter, Celia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1939739063 ISBN 13: 9781939739063

Publisher: RiverRun Select, 2014

Synopsis

Step into a time capsule and explore the flora, fauna, and fishermen of the Isles of Shoals. Originally published in 1873, this book is a firsthand account of shipwrecks, storms, and simple lives 10 miles off the coast of New England. Celia Thaxter was a poet, artist, and noted gardener who spent much of her life on White, Smuttynose, and Appledore islands.She made the acquaintance of such luminous contemporaries as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Childe Hassam, William Wadsworth Longfellow, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. This book shines with attention to the smallest detail as Thaxter watches the seasons pass, the islanders age, and the times change in a tiny, seemingly abandoned corner of the world.

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Smithsonian"

Among the Isles of Shoals . . . a paean to the trials and joys of island living, has a timeless quality that makes delightful reading today. Smithsonian"

-Among the Isles of Shoals . . . a paean to the trials and joys of island living, has a timeless quality that makes delightful reading today.- --Smithsonian

"Among the Isles of Shoals . . . a paean to the trials and joys of island living, has a timeless quality that makes delightful reading today."-- "Smithsonian"

About the Author:

Celia Laighton Thaxter (1835-1894) was one of the most popular poets of the late nineteenth century and a leading literary figure who counted among her friends such writers as John Greenleaf Whittler, Sarah Ome Jewett, and Nathanlel Hawthorne. She is best remembered today for her non-fiction books An Island Garden and Among the Isles of Shoals.

About this edition

• Publisher: RiverRun Select
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1939739063
• ISBN 13: 9781939739063
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 154