Publisher's Summary

From John Updike to Sarah Orne Jewett to James Thurber, New England has been home and muse to many of America's finest writers. Stories of New England: Then and Now gathers 12 classic pieces that span the generations, painting a distinctive portrait of the last 2 centuries of the historic region and its people. In addition to Updike, Jewett, and Thurber, this one-of-a-kind collection includes short stories by Susan Glaspell, H.P. Lovecraft, Rebecca Cummings, Howard Frank Mosher, Rebecca Rule, Susan M. Dodd, Rowland E. Robinson, Mary Wilkins Freeman, and Lawrence Sargent Hall. All of these authors lend their unique talents and perspectives to this varied, ambitious compendium of great New England fiction.

Cover Photo: "Lilies in Snow, Belfast, Maine" ©1996 Liv Kristin Robinson; (P)1993 Audio Bookshelf