Thesis: Sarah Orne Jewett, a native of Maine, was one of the first and most skilled members of the local color movement in literature. I. The Life of Sarah Orne Jewett A. Looking Back B. The rise and fall II. Jewett's Style of Writing A. Why write? B. Style of Writing C. How it affects today's literature III. The Country of the Pointed Firs A. The people and places B. Simple society C. A triumph …showed first 75 words of 1578 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1578 total…Sarah Orne Jewett." In Twentieth Century Literary Criticism Vol 1 . Edited by Dedria Bryfonski and Phyllis Carmel Mendelson. Detroit:???, 1978, 359-369. Garnett, Edward: p. 359 Howe, Irving: p.364 The Complete Reference Collection. CD-ROM. Windows. 1998. Thorp, Margaret Farrand. " Sarah Orne Jewett." In American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies Vol 2. Edited by Leonard Unger. New York: Charles Schribner's Sons, 1974, 391-414.; Wells, Kim. "Sarah Orne Jewett." Domestic Goddess: AKA Scribbling Women. 28 Aug 1999. http://www.womenwriters.net/domesticgoddess/index.html. (25 Oct 1999)