Sarah Orne Jewett

As the Revolutionary War progressed, tensions and resentments ran high with the promise of lasting long after the surrender. Amid this chaos, the daily lives of citizens and soldiers were changed, often characterized by the polarizing political beliefs they held. Amid this disarray, a wealthy merchant, Col. Johnanthan Hamilton, welcomes Captain John Paul Jones to dinner in his lavish home in Berwick, Maine. While the two men discuss the war and enjoy...

This 1881 collection of eight stories and sketches, inspired by Jewett's rambles about her home town of South Berwick, Maine and the surrounding countryside, showcases the author's affinity for detail. Among the works included are "River Driftwood," "From a Mournful Villager," "An Autumn Holiday," "An October Ride," and "A Winter Drive."

The title piece of this collection follows the story of a man who is so disgruntled with his neighbors that he moves his family to a remote island off the coast of Maine, vowing to live with his wife and daughter in isolation. Though he fulfills his vow, his wife and daughter are unhappy with this lonely way of life and are left to pay the consequences of his stubbornness. Also included in the collection are "The Landscape Chamber" and "Miss Peck's...

This charming novel, set on a southwestern Maine island amid the salt marshes, focuses on the conflict between two young suitors-one from the city and one from the country-who fall in love with the same farmer's daughter. A pleasant romance, A Marsh Island is also brimming with evocative descriptions of the landscape's rugged beauty, for which Jewett is renowned.

Portraits and scenes of the quiet life in a seaside village in Maine.

A nine-year-old Maine girl has to decide whether or not she will help the ornithologist who is searching for the rare white heron.