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The Outermost House

Henry Beston

  • 222 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 1928
  • 16 editions
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1 About this book

Long recognized as a classic of American nature writing. This chronicle of a solitary year spent on a Cape Cod beach was written in longhand at the kitchen table, in a little room overlooking the North Atlantic and the dunes. In 1964, the Cape Cod house was officially proclaimed a National Literary Landmark. In 1978, a massive winter storm swept it off its foundation and out to sea.

Good for readers who want: a true life story, nature, and travel writing.

  • Biography
  • Natural history
  • Natural history, united states
  • Birds
  • Description and travel
  • Naturalists
  • Birds, united states

2 About Henry Beston

1888–1968

Henry Beston (June 1, 1888 – April 15, 1968) is the pen name of an American writer and naturalist, best known as the author of The Outermost House, written in 1928.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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