The outermost house was originally published in 1928 and was written by a naturalist who built a small 2 room cottage in the dunes of cape cod near eastham ma he spent a year living there observing the creatures around himfrom birds to fish. The seventy fifth anniversary edition of the classic book about cape cod written with simplicity sympathy and beauty new york herald tribune a chronicle of a solitary year spent on a cape cod beach the outermost house has long been recognized as a classic of american nature writing henry beston had originally planned to spend just two weeks in his seaside home but was so possessed by the mysterious beauty of his surroundings that he found he could not go. The outermost house a year of life on the great beach of cape cod a year of life on the great beach of cape cod by beston henry 1888 1968 winter visitors lanterns on the beach an inland stroll in spring night on the great beach the year at high tide orion rises on the dunes scanningcenter richflorida access . The outermost house a year of life on the great beach of cape cod item preview the outermost house a year of life on the great beach of cape cod by beston henry 1888 1968 publication date 1992 topics beston henry 1888 1968 natural history birds naturalists publisher. The outermost house is a book by naturalist writer henry beston it was published in 1928 by doubleday and doran and is now published by henry holt and company in new york city it chronicles a season spent living on the dunes of cape cod bestons focastle the 20x16 beach cottage which served as the setting for the book the outermost house was built in june 1925 and then claimed by the sea in february 1978 beston named the cottage the focastle because its ten windows and its commanding