For many years, literary buffs and nature devotees here on Cape Cod have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of a biography on Henry Beston, author of “The Outermost House.” This fall, Godine Publishing released “Orion on the Dunes: A Biography of Henry Beston” by Daniel G. Payne, English professor at SUNY Oneonta and author of several books on nature writers. Take it from someone who’s done more than a little research on this “Vagabond of the Dunes,” as Beston often referred

The long-awaited and highly-anticipated biography of Henry Beston is now a reality. Dr. Daniel G. Payne, a professor of English at State University of New York (SUNY) in Oneonta, has been working on the life story of the "Outermost House" author for the past several years. Now, "Orion on the Dunes" is here. The first event for the bio will be at the site of Henry Beston's "Chimney Farm" in Nobleboro, Maine, where Beston, best known for his Cape Cod nature classic, "The Outerm