Sarah Orne Jewett

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Sarah Orne Jewett


Born
in South Berwick, Maine, The United States
September 03, 1849

Died
June 24, 1909

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Sarah Orne Jewett was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for her local color works set in or near South Berwick, Maine, on the border of New Hampshire, which in her day was a declining New England seaport.

Average rating: 3.79 · 14,323 ratings · 2,025 reviews · 401 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Country of the Pointed ...

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3.79 avg rating — 4,548 ratings — published 1896 — 489 editions
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The Country of the Pointed ...

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3.87 avg rating — 2,792 ratings — published 1910 — 53 editions
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A White Heron

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3.66 avg rating — 2,268 ratings — published 1886 — 46 editions
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A Country Doctor

3.51 avg rating — 622 ratings — published 1884 — 110 editions
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A White Heron and Other Sto...

3.74 avg rating — 207 ratings85 editions
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Deephaven

3.67 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 1877 — 136 editions
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Novels and Stories: Deephav...

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4.33 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions
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Lady Ferry: A Ghost Story f...

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A White Heron, and the Hilt...

3.49 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
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A Country Doctor and Select...

4.03 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2007 — 52 editions
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“Find your quiet center of life and write from that to the world.”
Sarah Orne Jewett

“The process of falling in love at first sight is as final as it is swift in such a case, but the growth of true friendship may be a lifelong affair.”
Sarah Orne Jewett

“It was mortifying to find how strong the habit of idle speech may become in one’s self. One need not always be saying something in this noisy world.”
Sarah Orne Jewett, The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

Polls

July 2019 Short Story/Novella Poll

 
  88 votes, 31.4%

The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells, 32 pages, 1903
 
  82 votes, 29.3%

 
  32 votes, 11.4%

A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett, 32 pages, 1886
 
  27 votes, 9.6%

Everyday Use by Alice Walker, 8 pages+-, 1973
 
  26 votes, 9.3%

Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield, 40 pages, 1920
 
  25 votes, 8.9%

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