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JEWETT, Sarah Orne.

A Country Doctor.

“Conformity is the inspiration of much second-rate virtue": First edition of Sarah Orne Jewett's The Country Doctor

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1884.

$100.00
Out of Stock Item Number: RRB-138406
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First edition of one of Jewett's best-known works which challenged the perception of the role of women in late 19th century America. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.
Based on the author's relationship with her physician father, A Country Doctor follows the story of Nan, a woman who encounters opposition when she eschews traditional roles and gender conventions by choosing to pursue a career in medicine.
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