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Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909)

Sarah Orne Jewett.
Selected Bibliography on Jewett
Local Color Fiction

The Sarah Orne Jewett Text Project.  This site at Coe College is dedicated to putting all of Jewett's texts online.  The site currently includes selected stories from various collections, notes, and pictures. The Sarah Orne Jewett Journal at this site provides full-text access to some published articles on Jewett. (Links are also available in the Sarah Orne Jewett bibliography.)
The Sarah Orne Jewett House site has pictures of Jewett's house in South Berwick, Maine.  See also the site for Hamilton House, the setting for The Tory Lover.
J. A. Salmondson's Essay on Jewett and the Ghost Story
"Miss Jewett" (anonymous review  from the Atlantic Monthly, January 1894)

Hypertext of Chapter 13 ("Poor Joanna") of The Country of the Pointed Firs (Elizabeth Schonbrun, English 462)

Works Available Online 

Tales of New England (1890).  Contents:

"Miss Tempy's Watchers"
"The Dulham Ladies"
"An Only Son"
"Marsh Rosemary"
"A White Heron"
"Law Lane"
"A Lost Lover"
"The Courting of Sister Wisby"
The Country of Pointed Firs ( 1896 ) at Project Bartleby 

Short stories at the University of Virginia E-text Library:

"Tom's Husband" (1882 )
"The Landscape Chamber" (1887 )
"A Dunnett Shepherdess" (1899 )
"The Foreigner" (1900 )
"In Dark New England Days" (1900 )
William's Wedding" (1910 )
Page images from the Cornell Making of America site 
Jewett, S. O., The Shore House. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 32, issue 191 (September 1873). 

A Lost Lover. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 41, issue 245 (March 1878).
On Star Island. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 63, issue 376 (September 1881).
Sheltered. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 63, issue 375 (August 1881).
The Taking Of Captain Ball. A Story. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 80, issue 475 (December, 1889).
Together. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 35, issue 211 (May 1875).
Two Mornings. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 62, issue 367 (December 1880).
Verses for a Letter. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 45, issue 270 (April 1880).

An Afternoon in Holland. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 50, issue 302 (December 1882).
All My Sad Captains. The Century, vol. 50, issue 5 (Sept 1895).
Andrew's Fortune. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 48, issue 285 (July 1881).
An Autumn Holiday. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 61, issue 365 (October 1880).

Between Mass And Vespers. Scribner's Magazine, vol. 13, issue 5 (May, 1893).
A Bit of Shore Life. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 44, issue 262 (August 1879).
By the Morning Boat. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 66, issue 396 (October 1890).

A Caged Bird. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 59, issue 356 (June 1887).
The Coon Dog. The Century, vol. 56, issue 4 (Aug 1898).

The Country of the Pointed Firs. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 77, issue 459 (January 1896).
The Country of the Pointed Firs. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 78, issue 465 (July 1896).
The Country of the Pointed Firs. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 78, issue 467 (Sept 1896).
The Country of the Pointed Firs. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 77, issue 461 (March 1896).

The Courting of Sister Wisby. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 59, issue 355 (May 1887).

Decoration Day. A Story. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 85, issue 505 (June, 1892).
Deephaven Cronies. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 36, issue 215 (September 1875).
Deephaven Excursions. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 38, issue 227 (September 1876).
The Dulham Ladies. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 57, issue 342 (April 1886).
Dunluce Castle. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 67, issue 402 (November 1883).
A Dunnet Shepherdess. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 84, issue 506 (December 1899).

The Eagle Trees. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 66, issue 394 (March 1883).

The Failure of David Berry. A Story. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 83, issue 493 (June, 1891).
Fair Day. Scribner's Magazine, vol. 4, issue 2 (August, 1888).
Fame's Little Day. A Story. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 90, issue 538 (March, 1895).
Farmer Finch. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 70, issue 416 (January 1885).
The Flight Of Betsey Lane. Scribner's Magazine, vol. 14, issue 2 (August, 1893).
Flowers in the Dark. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 45, issue 269 (March 1880).
The Foreigner. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 86, issue 514 (August 1900).
From a Mournful Villager. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 48, issue 289 (November 1881).

Going to Shrewbury. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 64, issue 381 (July 1889).
The Guests of Mrs. Timms. The Century, vol. 47, issue 4 (Feb 1894).

The Hare and the Tortoise. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 52, issue 310 (August 1883).
The Hiltons' Holiday. The Century, vol. 46, issue 5 (Sept 1893).

In Dark New England Days. The Century, vol. 40, issue 6 (Oct 1890).

Jim's Little Woman. A Story. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 82, issue 487 (December, 1890).

The King of Folly Island. A Story. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 74, issue 439 (December 1886).

A Landless Farmer. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 51, issue 308 (June 1883).
A Landless Farmer. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 51, issue 307 (May 1883).
The Landscape Chamber. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 60, issue 361 (November 1887).
The Life of Nancy. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 75, issue 448 (February 1895).
A Little Captive Maid. Scribner's Magazine, vol. 10, issue 6 (December, 1891).
The Luck Of The Bogans. Scribner's Magazine, vol. 5, issue 1 (January, 1889).

A Marsh Island. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 55, issue 330 (April 1885).
A Marsh Island. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 55, issue 331 (May 1885).
A Marsh Island. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 55, issue 332 (June 1885).
A Marsh Island. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 55, issue 328 (February 1885).
A Marsh Island. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 55, issue 328 (February 1885).
A Marsh Island. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 55, issue 327 (January 1885).

Marsh Rosemary. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 57, issue 343 (May 1886).
Martha's Lady. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 80, issue 480 (October 1897).
The Mate of the Daylight. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 50, issue 297 (July 1883).
Mere Pochette. A Story. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 76, issue 454 (March 1888).
Miss Peck's Promotion. Scribner's Magazine, vol. 1, issue 6 (June, 1887).
Miss Tempy's Watchers. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 61, issue 365 (March 1888).
Missing. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 64, issue 382 (March 1882).
The Mistress of Sydenham Plantation. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 62, issue 370 (August 1888).

A Native of Winby. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 67, issue 403 (May 1891).
A Neighbor's Landmark. The Century, vol. 49, issue 2 (Dec 1894).
The New Methuselah. Scribner's Magazine, vol. 7, issue 4 (April, 1890).
A New Parishioner. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 51, issue 308 (June 1883).
A New Parishioner. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 51, issue 306 (April 1883).

The Old Town of Berwick. The New England Magazine, vol. 16, issue 5 (July 1894).
The Only Rose. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 73, issue 435 (January 1894).
An Only Son. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 52, issue 313 (November 1883).

The Queen's Twin. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 83, issue 496 (February 1899).
 The Quest of Mr. Teaby. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 65, issue 387 (January 1890).

River Driftwood. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 48, issue 288 (October 1881).

A Second Spring. A Story. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 88, issue 523 (December, 1893).

Tom's Husband. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 49, issue 292 (February 1882).
The Tory Lover. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 87, issue 519 (Jan 1901).
The Tory Lover. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 86, issue 517 (November 1900).
The Tory Lover. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 87, issue 524 (June 1901).
The Tory Lover. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 87, issue 520 (Feb 1901).
The Tory Lover. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 87, issue 522 (Apr 1901).
The Tory Lover. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 86, issue 518 (December 1900).
The Tory Lover. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 87, issue 521 (Mar 1901).
The Tory Lover. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 87, issue 523 (May 1901).

The Town Poor. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 66, issue 393 (July 1890).
The Two Browns. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 58, issue 346 (August 1886).

A War Debt. A Story. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 90, issue 536 (January, 1895).
The White Rose Road. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 64, issue 383 (September 1889).
A Winter Courtship. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 63, issue 376 (February 1889).

Reviews
Jewett's A Country Doctor. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 54, issue 323 (September 1884).
Jewett's A Marsh Island. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 56, issue 336 (October 1885).
Jewett's Country By-Ways. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 49, issue 293 (March 1882).
Jewett's Mate of the Daylight. The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 53, issue 319 (May 1884).


Comments to D. Campbell.