2. “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
3. . . .
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
4. Annie
Fields
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
6. Willa Cather
Was influenced by
Sarah Orne Jewett
Willa’s first novel was
about a heroin O
Pioneer! Which she
dedicated to Sarah
7. 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.
