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The outermost house

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Nature, Gardens & Animals

The outermost house

Henry Beston

173 pages~3 hr 27 min read45 chapters$4.99
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For a year Henry Beston lived in a small house on the great Cape Cod beach and let the ocean teach him. His outermost house moves through autumn, ocean, and birds with rare stillness and grace. Luminous, patient, and unforgettable. One of the enduring classics of American nature writing. Move into a cabin on the outer dunes and learn to listen to the sea.

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45 chapters

  1. 1THE OUTERMOST HOUSE
  2. 2FOREWORD
  3. 3CONTENTS
  4. 4LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. 5Chapter I THE BEACH
  6. 6I
  7. 7II
  8. 8III
  9. 9Chapter II AUTUMN, OCEAN, AND BIRDS
  10. 10I
  11. 11II
  12. 12III
  13. 13IV
  14. 14Chapter III THE HEADLONG WAVE
  15. 15I
  16. 16II
  17. 17III
  18. 18Chapter IV MIDWINTER

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