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Sarah Orne Jewett
American novelist (1849–1909)
Theodora Sarah Orne Jewett (September 3, 1849 – June 24, 1909) 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.[1]
Early life
Sarah Orne Jewett was born in South Berwick, Maine, on September 3, 1849. Her family had been residents of New England for many generations.[2]
Jewett's father, Theodore Herman Jewett, was a doctor specializing in "obstetrics and diseases of women and children,"[3] and Jewett often accompanied him on his rounds, becoming acquainted with the sights and sounds of her native land and its people.[4] Her mother was Caroline Frances (Perry).[5] As treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, a condition that developed in her early childhood, Jewett was sent on frequent walks and through the