The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod
(Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)
Description
When Henry Beston returned home from World War I, he sought refuge and healing at a house on the outer beach of Cape Cod. He was so taken by the natural beauty of his surroundings that his two-week stay extended into a yearlong solitary adventure. He spent his time trying to capture in words the wonders of the magical landscape he found himself in thrall to.
In The Outermost House, Beston chronicles his experiences observing the migrations of seabirds, the rhythms of the tide, the windblown dunes, and the scatter of stars in the changing summer sky. Beston argued: “The world today is sick to its thin blood for the lack of elemental things, for fire before the hands, for water, for air, for the dear earth itself underfoot.” Nearly a century after publication, Beston’s words are more true than ever.
Formats
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Details
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Henry Beston. (2024). The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod. Open Road Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Henry Beston. 2024. The Outermost House: A Year of Life On the Great Beach of Cape Cod. Open Road Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Henry Beston, The Outermost House: A Year of Life On the Great Beach of Cape Cod. Open Road Media, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Henry Beston. The Outermost House: A Year of Life On the Great Beach of Cape Cod. Open Road Media, 2024.
Copy Details
Library | Owned | Available |
---|---|---|
Shared Digital Collection | 165 | 165 |
East Hampton Public Library | 0 | 0 |
Staff View
API Extraction Dates
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/2363-1/{0736C4C2-2615-459E-8E5D-4776E4453C3E}IMG100.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/2363-1/{0736C4C2-2615-459E-8E5D-4776E4453C3E}IMG200.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/2363-1/{0736C4C2-2615-459E-8E5D-4776E4453C3E}IMG150.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/2363-1/{0736C4C2-2615-459E-8E5D-4776E4453C3E}IMG400.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B0CR91P7P6
- name: Kindle Book
- id: ebook-kindle
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781504081719
- name: OverDrive Read
- id: ebook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- mediaType
- eBook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Henry Beston
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- The Outermost House
- dateAdded
- 2025-06-30T17:46:05.58Z
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com?websiteID=242&titleID=10388603
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: LION: Libraries Online (CT)
- id: 1354
- sortTitle
- Outermost House A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod
- crossRefId
- 10388603
- classifications
- subtitle
- A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod
- id
- 0736C4C2-2615-459E-8E5D-4776E4453C3E
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/2363-1/{0736C4C2-2615-459E-8E5D-4776E4453C3E}IMG100.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/2363-1/{0736C4C2-2615-459E-8E5D-4776E4453C3E}IMG200.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/2363-1/{0736C4C2-2615-459E-8E5D-4776E4453C3E}IMG150.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/2363-1/{0736C4C2-2615-459E-8E5D-4776E4453C3E}IMG400.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- formats
- fileName: TheOutermostHouse_10388603
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B0CR91P7P6
- name: Kindle Book
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-kindle
- onSaleDate: 1/1/2024
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0736c4c2-2615-459e-8e5d-4776e4453c3e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: TheOutermostHouse_9781504081719_10388603
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781504081719
- name: OverDrive Read
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 1/1/2024
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0736c4c2-2615-459e-8e5d-4776e4453c3e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Beston, Henry
- bioText:
Henry Beston was born and raised in Quincy, Massachusetts. He attended Adams Academy before earning his BA in 1909 and MA in 1911 from Harvard College. In 1912, Beston taught at the University of Lyon. He joined the French army in 1915 and served as an ambulance driver during World War I. His service in Bois-le-Prêtre and at the Battle of Verdun was described in his first book, A Volunteer Poilu. In 1918, Beston became a press representative for the US Navy. He was the only American correspondent to travel with the British Grand Fleet aboard an American destroyer during combat engagement and sinking. His second book of journalistic work, Full Speed Ahead, describes these experiences. After WWI, Beston began writing fairy tales. In 1919, The Firelight Fairy Book was published, followed by The Starlight Wonder Book in 1923. During this time, he worked as an editor of Living Age, an offshoot of the Atlantic Monthly. He also met his wife, Elizabeth Coatsworth, a fellow author of children’s literature with whom he had two daughters, Margaret and Catherine. They lived at Hingham, Massachusetts, and Chimney Farm in Nobleboro, Maine.
- name: Henry Beston
- role: Author of introduction, etc.
- fileAs: Hoare, Philip
- name: Philip Hoare
- subjects
- value: Biography & Autobiography
- value: Nature
- value: Nonfiction
- publishDate
- 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
- publishDateText
- 01/01/2024
- mediaType
- eBook
- shortDescription
- The classic nature memoir of Cape Cod in the early twentieth century, “written with simplicity, sympathy, and beauty” (New York Herald Tribune).
When Henry Beston returned home from World War I, he sought refuge and healing at a house on the outer beach of Cape Cod. He was so taken by the natural beauty of his surroundings that his two-week stay extended into a yearlong solitary adventure. He spent his time trying to capture in words the wonders of the magical landscape he found himself in thrall to.
In The Outermost House, Beston chronicles his experiences observing the migrations of seabirds, the rhythms of the tide, the windblown dunes, and the scatter of stars in the changing summer sky. Beston argued: “The world today is sick to its thin blood for the lack of elemental things, for fire before the hands, for water, for air, for the dear earth itself underfoot.” Nearly a century after publication, Beston’s words are... - isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- The Outermost House
- fullDescription
- The classic nature memoir of Cape Cod in the early twentieth century, “written with simplicity, sympathy, and beauty” (New York Herald Tribune).
When Henry Beston returned home from World War I, he sought refuge and healing at a house on the outer beach of Cape Cod. He was so taken by the natural beauty of his surroundings that his two-week stay extended into a yearlong solitary adventure. He spent his time trying to capture in words the wonders of the magical landscape he found himself in thrall to.
In The Outermost House, Beston chronicles his experiences observing the migrations of seabirds, the rhythms of the tide, the windblown dunes, and the scatter of stars in the changing summer sky. Beston argued: “The world today is sick to its thin blood for the lack of elemental things, for fire before the hands, for water, for air, for the dear earth itself underfoot.” Nearly a century after publication, Beston’s words are more true than ever. - accessibilityStatements
- additionalInformation:
- navigation:
- hazards:
- waysOfReading:
- NoInfoForModifiableDisplay
- SomeNonVisualReadingSupport
- conformance:
- NoInfoForStandards
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- richContent:
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- legalConsiderations:
- additionalInformation:
- sortTitle
- Outermost House A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod
- crossRefId
- 10388603
- classifications
- subtitle
- A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod
- popularity
- 0
- publisher
- Open Road Media
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BPQEAAA20/products/0736c4c2-2615-459e-8e5d-4776e4453c3e/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- shareInLibby:
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/share?q=e4SeADHmp90
- type: text/HTML
- self:
- id
- 0736c4c2-2615-459e-8e5d-4776e4453c3e
- bisacCodes
- code: BIO026000
- description: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs
- code: NAT025000
- description: Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas
- code: NAT049000
- description: Nature / Regional