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 Dr. Leslie. In time she becomes his protegee. But when she enters medical college, she realizes that she will have to choose between marriage and her career, between the demands of her society and her obligations to her true self. Inspired by Jewett's own interests and by her father, A Country Doctorportrays a world very much in flux and Nan, ultimately, as a woman with a new world opening to her.
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By:
Sarah Orne Jewett
Notes by:
Frederick Wegener
Introduction by:
Frederick Wegener
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 197mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 261g
ISBN: 9780143039266
ISBN 10: 0143039261
Publication Date: 26 July 2005
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
"A Country DoctorIntroduction Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Text and Acknowledgments 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 Dunport 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 Explanatory Notes Appendix: ""Theodore Herman Jewett, M.D., of South Berwick"""
