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Sarah Orne Jewett was an American novelist recognized for her regionalist and naturalist writing. Born on September 3, 1849, in South Berwick, Maine, she spent much of her life in the coastal town of Cape Porpoise. Her works often depicted the life and culture of the New England coast, particularly Maine. Jewett's writing is known for its vivid descriptions of nature and its focus on the human condition. She passed away on June 24, 1909.

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Famous Sarah Orne Jewett Quotes

“We who were her neighbors were full of gayety, which was but the reflected light from her beaming countenance. It was not the first time that I was full of wonder at the waste of human ability in this world, as a botanist wonders at the wastefulness of nature, the thousand seeds that die, the unused provision of every sort. The reserve force of society grows more and more amazing to one's thought.”

Growth Friendship Ability Progress Society Waste Solidarity Togetherness Neighbors

Book:The Country of the Pointed Firs

Source: The Country of the Pointed Firs

“The growth of true friendship may be a lifelong affair.”

May Growth Friendship Affair True Friend Lifelong True Friendship

Book:The Country of the Pointed Firs

Source: The Country of the Pointed Firs

“Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.”

Friendship Fit Old Friends My Friendship About Friendship New Friends Friendship Love Friendship Memories Making Friends New Friendship That One Friend Old Friendship Making New Friends

Book:The Country of the Pointed Firs

Source: The Country of the Pointed Firs

About the Author

Born: September 3, 1849
Died: June 24, 1909
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 63

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The Country of the Pointed FirsRelated source material

Letters of Sarah Orne JewettRelated source material

A Country DoctorRelated source material

The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other StoriesRelated source material

The Country of the Pointed Firs: And Selected Short FictionRelated source material

A White Heron and Other StoriesRelated source material

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The Complete Poems of Sarah Orne JewettRelated source material

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