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 Courtship

Going to Shrewsbury

The White Rose Road

The Town Poor

A Native of Winby

Looking Back on Girlhood

The Passing of Sister Barsett