The best naturewriting, it seems to us, brings together a place, a time, and a personality in such a way that, after weve read the book, the writers experience. In the outermost house, originally published in 1928, he poetically chronicled the four seasons at the beach. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the outermost house. The outermost house hardcover 1929 by henry beston author. New york herald tribunein what is considered to be a classic of american nature writing, the outermost house chronicles a solitary year spent on a cape cod beach. Henry beston was a slow and painstaking writer, revising and polishing every sentence, every turn of phrase sometimes, as elizabeth recalled after his death, taking an entire morning to complete one sentence. May 27, 2009 we need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. The book filled me with a longing for a simpler life, spent closer to nature. A year of life on the great beach of cape cod by henry beston. A year of life on the great beach of cape cod ebook written by henry beston. Even though the house and the dunes are gone, the spirit of what beston tried to convey lives on.
The outermost house quotes showing 121 of 21 we need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. The reason of why you could obtain and get this the outermost house. Remote from universal nature and living by complicated artifice, man in civilization surveys the creature through the glass of his knowledge and sees thereby a feather magnified and the whole image in distortion. Outermost house penguin nature library 014017012x by.
Don wilding is editor of the outermost web site, an online dedication to bestons the outermost house. The seventyfifth anniversary edition of the classic book about cape cod, written with simplicity, sympathy, and beauty new york herald tribunea chronicle of a solitary year spent on a cape cod beach, the outermost house has long been recognized as a classic of american nature writing. Henry beston june 1, 1888 april 15, 1968 was an american writer and naturalist, best known as the author of the outermost house, written in 1928. Henry bestons outermost house artifacts on exhibit this. This is actually my second reading of the book, which gives a clear indication of my feelings about the book. The seventyfifth anniversary edition of the classic book about cape cod, written with simplicity, sympathy, and beauty new york herald tribune a chronicle of a solitary year spent on a cape cod beach, the outermost house has long been recognized as a. Henry beston had originally planned to spend just two weeks in his seaside home, but was so possessed by the mysterious beauty of his surroundings that. The outermost house paperback 1985 by henry beston author. Long out of print in the uk, the outermost house is a vital precursor to todays prominent nature writers.
If you love the outdoors, or the sea, or prose that flows like poetry, you should keep this small book always nearby. That is as much intrigue as you will find in the outermost house. In 1925 henry beston traveled to coast guard beach on the atlantic coast of cape cod and set up a cottage where he intended to spend the summer. He had not intended to stay longer, but, as he later wrote, i lingered on, and as the year lengthened into autumn, the beauty and mystery of this earth and outer sea so possessed and held me that i could not go. His literary output after the outermost house was not great. Do you know the short book by nan turner waldron, a journey to the outermost house, about her stays there. I had only in the past year heard of henry beston and his classic work the outermost house. It was for sale at the cape cod national park headquarters and included a history of the house, accounts of her own visits, and pictures, photographs and maps. A year of life on the great beach of cape cod, by henry beston quicker is that this is guide in soft data form. He had not intended to stay longer, but, as he later wrote, i lingered on, and as the year l. Poetry is as necessary to comprehension as science, wrote henry beston in this 1928 classic, which chronicles the austere year he spent contemplating the natural world from a small cabin on the outermost beach of cape cod. Remote from universal nature, and living by complicated artifice, man in civilization surveys the creature through the.
Oct 18, 20 sometimes a book can change a life and that was certainly the case when local author don wilding read the outermost house by henry beston. Sometimes a book can change a life and that was certainly the case when local author don wilding read the outermost house by henry beston. The outermost house is a classic, not just of natural history literature, but of american literature. His smooth narration allows you to see the beach, smell the salt air and hear the wind whipping through the sand and the waves crashing against the shore. The outermost house still inspires news wicked local. A year of life on the great beach of cape cod by henry beston online at alibris. The outermost house book saint paul public library. The outermost house, a chronicle of a solitary year spent on a cape cod beach, has long been recognized as a classic of american nature writing. The outermost house quotes by henry beston goodreads. The outermost house presents us with a time, a place, and a man. Returning from the horrors of world war i, beston wrote the classic book, the outermost house, while finding the peace of mind he was seeking on cape cods outer beach.
May 28, 2007 henry bestons outermost house, an icon of cape cod, was swept out to sea in a 1978 storm. A year of life on the great beach of cape cod by beston, henry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Aug 01, 2000 the outermost house is not just about a day or even a year at the beach. Henry bestons outermost house, an icon of cape cod, was swept out to sea in a 1978 storm. Easthamhenry bestons famous outermost house was washed out to sea during the famous blizzard of 1978, but many rare artifacts from the authors iconic cape cod seaside shanty will be returning to view for the summer of 2015. Remote from universal nature, and living by complicated artifice, man in. Henry david thoreaus cape cod, and henry bestons the outermost house. The outermost house contains his observations of the constantly changing shore. The seventyfifth anniversary edition of the classic book about cape cod, written with simplicity, sympathy, and beauty new york herald tribune a chronicle of a solitary year spent on a cape cod beach, the outermost house has long been recognized as a classic of american nature writing. A year of life on the great beach of cape cod, by henry beston. A year of life on the great beach of cape cod by beston, henry book condition.
We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. The outermost house is a classic of american nature literature in 1926, henry beston spent two weeks in a tworoom cottage on the sand dunes of cape cod. The outermost house book king county library system. The outermost house epub free free ebooks download. Though henry beston had planned to spend only two weeks at the house, he became so entranced by. Silver hollows audio version of outermost is a thoughtful, impressive presentation of bestons timeless book brett barrys voice is warm and inviting. Years later, the outermost house was cited by the national park service as to why the outer beach should be preserved. Dominated by ocean and weather, this landscape has been long inhabited but never domesticated. Jun 06, 2016 silver hollows audio version of outermost is a thoughtful, impressive presentation of bestons timeless book brett barrys voice is warm and inviting. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience.
The outermost house is a book by naturalist writer henry beston. Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of outermost house. The seventyfifth anniversary edition of the classic book abou. Find out about the henry beston societys efforts to bring it back. In 1926, henry beston spent two weeks in a tworoom cottage on the sand dunes of cape cod.
A year of life on the great beach of cape cod may 25, 2007, silver hollow audio audio cd in english unabridged edition. It chronicles a season spent living on the dunes of cape cod. His smooth narration allows you to see the beach, smell the salt air and hear the wind whipping. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. Henry beston 18881968 wrote many books, including white pine and blue water, northern farm, and the st. Outermost house by henry beston, first edition abebooks. On a visit to provincetown in 1996, wilding and his wife, nita, bought two books. Suffice it to say that i enjoyed the book and will read it again. The outermost house a year of life on the great beach of cape cod book. The outermost house book contra costa county library. Beston stayed for a year, meditating on humanity and the natural world.
Henry beston lives by himself in a house on cape cod for a year. The outermost house is not just about a day or even a year at the beach. It was published in 1928 by doubleday and doran and is now published by henry holt and. Though henry beston had planned to spend only two weeks at the house, he became so entranced by the nature surrounding him that he could not leave. Find outermost house penguin nature library 014017012x by beston, henry. It was published in 1928 by doubleday and doran and is now published by henry holt and company in new york city. When taking the initial walk down the path to coast guard beach in eastham, ma, one might not have the notion that a deeper understanding of the great cosmic picture could be right here among the surf, sand and stretches of beach and marsh. Dec 26, 2018 do you know the short book by nan turner waldron, a journey to the outermost house, about her stays there.