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A rediscovered classic of American nature writing: the poetic account of a solitary year observing the wild beauty of Cape Cod.
Beston reminds us of the transformative power of nature, its ability to heal, renew and sustain... Haunting, brave, breathtakingly beautiful
Clear and full of life
Written with simplicity, sympathy, and beauty
A colorful and ever-changing chronicle of movement that approaches the magnificent
Beston reminds us of the transformative power of nature, its ability to heal, renew and sustain... Haunting, brave, breathtakingly beautiful
Henry Beston (1888-1968) was born in Quincy, Massachusetts and educated at Harvard. He wrote many books in his lifetime, including a memoir of his years in the volunteer ambulance corps in the First World War, an account of life in the US Navy and a book of fairy tales. The Outermost House, widely considered his masterpiece, was published in 1928. His Cape Cod house was named a National Literary Landmark in 1964, and it was destroyed by a huge winter storm in 1978.