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Sarah Orne Jewett | | Birth Date: |
September 3, 1849 | | Death Date: |
June 24, 1909 | | Place of Birth: |
South Berwick, Maine, United States | | Place of Death: |
South Berwick, Maine, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
novelist |
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 Biography of Sarah Orne Jewett
422 words, approx. 1.4 pages
 The American Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) was a regional novelist whose work depicted Maine settings and personalities. Sarah Orne Jewett was born in the village of South Berwick, Maine, on Sept. 3, 1849. Because she suffered from arthritis and could no... summary from source:
 Biography of (Theodora) Sarah Orne Jewett
15209 words, approx. 50.7 pages
 Although not included among major American writers, Sarah Orne Jewett ranks high among those who have drawn upon the people, places, and culture of nineteenth-century New England for the substance of their work, and many of her "sketches," as she called... summary from source:
Biography of (Theodora) Sarah Orne Jewett
7720 words, approx. 25.7 pages
"Don't try to write about people and things, tell them just as they are." Sarah Orne Jewett quoted this advice from her father in one of her few nonfiction articles, "Looking Back on Girlhood," first published in the 7 January 1892 issue of Youth's Compa...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 A White Heron Information
1,046 words, approx. 4 pages
"A White Heron" is a short story by Sarah Orne Jewett, first published by Houghton-Mifflin in 1886. This is a beautiful story of a young city girl named Sylvia, who came to live with her grandmother in the country. She meets a young ornithologist hunter...
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 The Boston Globe Herons Returning To Their N.e. Condos
03/15/1998: 896 words, approx. 3 pages It's March, and many a New Englander's fancy has turned to . . . Florida. Warm weather, lots of long-legged birds that have no fear of people, and notable places where waders congregate are just some of the reasons local birders head south. ... summary from source:
The Boston Globe Finding inspiration in a blue heron
05/10/1999: 870 words, approx. 3 pages Chet Raymo is a professor of physics at Stonehill College and the author of several books on science. If you have ever watched a jumbo jet take off you will know what I mean. The thing seems too massive and moving too slowly...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Louis A. Renza
20,220 words, approx. 67 pages
In the excerpt below, Renza discusses the pros and cons of a radical feminist reading of “A White Heron.” Furthermore, he explores the father-daughter relationship and the psychosexual imagery evident in the story.
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Critical Essay by Terry Heller
6,909 words, approx. 23 pages
In the following essay, Heller explores Jewett's use of tense shifts, apostrophes to objects in the story, and direct address by the narrator, techniques that were found in sentimental fiction of Jewett's time but which she largely eschewed.
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 Essay Grade: 93%A White Heron
777 words, approx. 3 pages
Descriptive imagery used in A white Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 75%A White Heron
417 words, approx. 1 pages
"A White Heron" by Sarah Orne Jewett depicts how Jewett uses diction, imagery and point of view to transform a simple "tree-climbing journey" into a breathtaking adventure. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 81%A White Heron
413 words, approx. 1 pages
Explores the literary techniques used by writer Sarah Orne Jewett in her story, "A White Heron." Also examines the central theme of the work.
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