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Sarah Orne Jewett
Ana Enriquez
“A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventurers come
into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes
something from the world, and has something to give in return.” -SOJ
Born-
September 3, 1849
South Berwick, Maine
Died-
June 24, 1909
In her home in South Berwick, Maine
Ironically dying in the same house she was born in
. . . 1860 her grandfather dies, Theodore F. Jewett
1865 graduated from Berwick Academy completing formal education
1868 first story published “Jenny Garrow’s Lovers”
1869 first publication “Mr.Bruce”
1877 first book, Deephaven, a collection of short stoires
1878 Sep. 20, her father dies
AnnieFields
Best friends?????
She was married to James Fields who passed away soon after her friendship with Sarah
Moved in together and traveled to Europe and eastern United
States
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sarah admired her New England
fiction
Willa Cather Was influenced by
Sarah Orne Jewett
Willa’s first novel was about a heroin O Pioneer! Which she dedicated to Sarah
Best known for…“Local Color” or regional literature is fiction and poetry that focuses on the characters, dialect, customs, and features to a particular region.
Sarah was an American novelist and short story writer, who was best known for her local color works set in or near South Berwick, Maine, or on the border of New Hampshire, which in her day was a declining New England seaport.
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