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... Wikipedia
Born: September 3, 1849, South Berwick, ME
Died: June 24, 1909 (age 59 years), South Berwick, ME
Parents: Caroline Frances Perry and Theodore Herman Jewett
Literary movement: American literary regionalism
Notable works: The Country of the Pointed Firs
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