The Land of Little Rain
- ISBN-10
- 1533264996
- ISBN-13
- 9781533264992
- Series
- The Land of Little Rain
- Pages
- 120
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-05-15
- Author
- Mary Austin
Description
Told with power and distinction, sketches reproducing with vivid reality life in the arid region of Southeastern California. "Not often does a book of such unusual quality or so picturesque a character come before the reader. Mrs. Austin writes as one who is in touch with all the moods of the wild which stretches around her." -The Brooklyn Eagle "The charm of the whole lies in three qualities: the novelty and interest of the subject, the picturesque texture of the author's mind, and in a style which is both cultivated and racy, and adapted to conveying her unusual sense of beauty." -The Nation "There is in it much keen observation, much shrewd suggestion, and no end of delight." -Science "The snatches of description here and there, vivid in color and scent, living pictures of mountain nooks, open ranges and herders' camps, and carrying with them the subtle perfume of earth and woods. The book is a veritable 'call of the wild' and one can hardly read it without feeling a longing for the free and open life it describes." -The Boston Transcript "A work which has given us great delight. There is a smack of Stevenson about the book and as a literary work it is vivid." -The London Spectator "Beauty of style is constant throughout her book. It is a pastoral poem with a good bit of human interest in it." -Los Angeles Express CONTENTS: THE LAND OF LITTLE RAIN WATER TRAILS OF THE CERISO THE SCAVENGERS THE POCKET HUNTER SHOSHONE LAND JIMVILLE--A BRET HARTE TOWN MY NEIGHBOR'S FIELD THE MESA TRAIL THE BASKET MAKER THE STREETS OF THE MOUNTAINS WATER BORDERS OTHER WATER BORDERS NURSLINGS OF THE SKY THE LITTLE TOWN OF THE GRAPE VINES
