Sarah Orne Jewett was an American writer best known for her local color works set along or near the southern seacoast of Maine. Jewett is recognized as an important practitioner of American literary regionalism. Jewett describes the people of Maine with peculiar charm and realism, illuminating their characteristic speech, manners and traditions. Her style sometimes recalls the work of Nathaniel Hawthorne.Join us in these seven short stories chosen by the critic August Nemo and have a good reading!A Winter CourtshipGoing to ShrewsburyThe White Rose RoadThe Town PoorA Native of WinbyLooking Back on GirlhoodThe Passing of Sister Barsett

Sarah Orne Jewett, in full Theodora Sarah Orne Jewett, (born Sept. 3, 1849, South Berwick, Maine, U.S.died June 24, 1909, South Berwick), American writer of regional fiction that centred on life in Maine.