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Sarah Orne Jewett

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Theodora Sarah Orne Jewett was an American novelist, short story writer and poet, best known for her local color works set along or near the southern coast of Maine. Jewett is recognized as an important practitioner of American literary regionalism.

Books by Sarah Orne Jewett

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The Country of the Pointed Firs
Sarah Orne Jewett
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A summer visitor to a remote Maine fishing village discovers the quiet dignity, lasting friendships, and solitude in the lives of its resilient, sea-weathered inhabitants.