Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909

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Dates:
Birth 1849-09-03
Death 1909-06-24
Active 1673
Active 2000
Birth 1849
Death 1909
Americans
French, English, French, English,

Biographical notes:

Sarah Orne Jewett was one of America's foremost regional writers. She produced novels, stories, and sketches, generally concerned with the lives and traditions of women in the rural areas of coastal New England. Her gentle, well-observed, respectful style transcends the limitations of genre and continue to make her work relevant.

From the description of Sarah Orne Jewett letter to Loulie, ca. 1890. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 54429003

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Subjects:

  • American literature
  • American literature
  • American fiction
  • Novelists, American
  • Short stories, American
  • Astrology
  • Children's stories, American
  • Girls
  • Illustration of books
  • Shipping
  • Women authors, American - 19th century
  • Women poets, American
  • American literature

Occupations:

  • Novelists
  • Authors
  • Women authors

Places:

  • ME, US
  • ME, US
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Maine (as recorded)
  • Berwick (Me.) (as recorded)
  • Berwick (Me.) (as recorded)
  • New England (as recorded)