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Sarah Orne Jewett

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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

“You never get over bein' a child long's you have a mother to go to.”

Children Long Mother Get Over Mothers Day

Book:The Country of the Pointed Firs

Source: The Country of the Pointed Firs

“Your patience may have long to wait,Whether in little things or great,But all good luck, you soon will learn,Must come to those who nobly earn.Who hunts the hay-field overWill find the four-leaved clover.”

May Littles Long Waiting Four Fields Luck Little Things Hunts Good Luck Hay Clovers

Author:Sarah Orne Jewett

“Such a nice day - out all day up in the Carter Notch direction, trout-fishing, with the long drive there and the long drive home again in time for supper. It was a lovely brook and I caught seven good trout and one small one - which eight trout-persons you should have for your breakfast if only you were near enough. It was not alone the fishing, but the delightful loneliness and being out of doors.”

Source: Letters of Sarah Orne Jewett

“Life was resumed, and anxious living blew away as if it had not been. I could not breathe deep enough or long enough. It was a return to happiness.”

Ifs Long Enough Happiness Return Breathe Anxious

Book:The Country of the Pointed Firs

Source: The Country of the Pointed Firs

“When she walked...she stretched out long and thin like a little tiger, and held her head high to look over the grass as if she were treading the jungle.”

Ifs Looks Littles Long Cat Grass Tigers Jungle Treading

Author:Sarah Orne Jewett

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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