The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod Hardcover – Large Print, June, 1998
Author: Visit ‘s Henry Beston Page ID: 0783884494
Review
*Starred review* Echoing Henry David Thoreau’s life at the edge of Walden Pond, Beston’s year on the beach of Cape Cod results in a classic record of a naturalist’s encounter with an environment still unspoiled. Though Beston lives that year by himself in a small house built on the edge of the beach, he is never alone. Surrounded by a large variety of migrant birds, he delights in watching their habits up close and muses on the forces impelling them. Members of a nearby Coast Guard station offer occasional human company as well, but Beston’s main focus stays on the rich variety of life around him. He describes the minutest detail of this world in thrilling language. He sees the full spectrum of colors in the waves, the sky, the topographical features of the Cape, the vegetation, and, of course, the fish and birds. While maintaining a respectful distance, he communicates an appreciation of the environment that is vitalized by his superb prose rhythms and a vocabulary that captures every nuance of his meaning. Brett Barry’s narration is ideally suited to Beston’s principal work, and Daniel Payne’s interview … though relatively brief, enhances the book’s message. Highly recommended. –Library Journal
Silver Hollow’s audio version of Outermost is a thoughtful, impressive presentation of Beston’s timeless book … Brett Barry’s voice is warm and inviting. 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. His voice combined with Beston’s clever and revealing use of words transports you to the Fo’Castle, where you can actually smell the coffee brewing on the stove in the tiny kitchen. –Cape Cod Today
Silver Hollow’s audio version of Outermost is a thoughtful, impressive presentation of Beston’s timeless book … Brett Barry’s voice is warm and inviting. 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. His voice combined with Beston’s clever and revealing use of words transports you to the Fo’Castle, where you can actually smell the coffee brewing on the stove in the tiny kitchen. –Cape Cod Today
–This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
About the Author
Henry Beston (1888-1968) was the author of many books, including Herbs and The Earth and Northern Farm. His Cape Cod house was declared a National Literary Landmark in 1964, but was destroyed by a winter storm in 1978.
–This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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Series: Thorndike Press Large Print Perennial Bestsellers SeriesHardcover: 221 pagesPublisher: G K Hall & Co; Lrg edition (June 1998)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0783884494ISBN-13: 978-0783884493 Product Dimensions: 1 x 6.5 x 9.8 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds Best Sellers Rank: #2,665,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #969 in Books > Large Print > Biographies & Memoirs #1963 in Books > Travel > United States > Northeast > New England #2851 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Nature Writing & Essays
I had never heard of Henry Beston until a friend lent me–or, more accurately, pressed on me–his copy of The Outermost House. After reading this book, I understand his sense of urgency: this is a work of unique and lasting beauty, surely one of the greatest nature books ever written. In detailing his year in his cottage at Eastham Beach (now Coast Guard Beach) on the Atlantic side of Cape Cod, Beston combines a Thoreauvian zeal for nature and the examined life with a Proustian ability to record exactly the sight, sound, feel and scent of the world around him. Page after page is filled with unforgettable passages; his descriptions of the markings and songs of the shore birds alone are enough to move you to tears. His story of the plight of a doe caught in an icy flood is almost as suspenseful as a Hitchcock movie; his tribute to the courage of the Coast Guard "surfmen" who rescue shipwrecked sailors is particularly resonant to us who–after Sept. 11, 2001–have learned something about the value of those who safeguard the public. Beston is so quotable a writer that I’m shocked he’s not better known. A few quotes should demonstrate:
"Nature is a part of our humanity, and without some awareness and experience of that divine mystery man ceases to be man."
"Man can be either less than man or more than man, and both are monsters, the last more dread."
"Poor body, time and the long years were the first tailors to teach you the merciful use of clothes! Though some scold today because you are too much seen, to my mind, you are not seen fully enough or often enough when you are beautiful."
"Poetry is as necessary to comprehension as science. It is as impossible to live without reverence as it is without joy.
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