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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