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1849 - Born on September 3rd in South Berwick, Maine. American writer of regional fiction that centred on life in Maine.
1865 - She attended and graduated from Berwick Academy, she considered her schooling insignificant compared with the learning she gained on her own.
1868-1869 - She published her first story, “Jenny Garrow's Lovers,” in the Flag of Our Union and followed it with “The Shipwrecked Buttons” in the Riverside Magazine for Young People and “Mr. Bruce” in The Atlantic Monthly.
1884-1901 - She wrote three novels—A Country Doctor, A Marsh Island, and The Tory Lover—but sustained narrative was not her forte.
- She also wrote a number of books for children, including Play Days, Betty Leicester, and Betty Leicester's English Christmas.
- Jewett's best book, The Country of the Pointed Firs, like Deephaven, portrayed the isolation and loneliness of a declining seaport town and the unique humour of its people.
1902 - Her writing career ended after a disabling accident.
1909 - Died on June 24th in South Berwick.
1916 - Her collected poems were published posthumously as Verses.
1865 - She attended and graduated from Berwick Academy, she considered her schooling insignificant compared with the learning she gained on her own.
1868-1869 - She published her first story, “Jenny Garrow's Lovers,” in the Flag of Our Union and followed it with “The Shipwrecked Buttons” in the Riverside Magazine for Young People and “Mr. Bruce” in The Atlantic Monthly.
1884-1901 - She wrote three novels—A Country Doctor, A Marsh Island, and The Tory Lover—but sustained narrative was not her forte.
- She also wrote a number of books for children, including Play Days, Betty Leicester, and Betty Leicester's English Christmas.
- Jewett's best book, The Country of the Pointed Firs, like Deephaven, portrayed the isolation and loneliness of a declining seaport town and the unique humour of its people.
1902 - Her writing career ended after a disabling accident.
1909 - Died on June 24th in South Berwick.
1916 - Her collected poems were published posthumously as Verses.
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