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A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and
by Sarah Orne Jewett
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Title: A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches
Author: Sarah Orne Jewett
Release Date: March 8, 2005 [EBook #15294]
Language: English
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A COUNTRY DOCTOR
by Sarah Orne Jewett
Published 1884
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CONTENTS
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
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I
THE LAST MILE
It had been one of the warm and almost sultry days which sometimes co