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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 6 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jewett, Sarah Orne 1849- (search)
Jewett, Sarah Orne 1849- Author; born in South Berwick, Me., Sept. 3, 1849; was educated at the Berwick Academy. She has travelled extensively in the United States, Canada, and Europe; and is widely known as a short-story writer. Her works include Deephaven; Play days; Old friends and New; A White Heron; A Marsh Island; Betty Leicester; Country by-ways; The mate of the daylight, and friends ashore; A country Doctor; The story of the Normans; The King of folly Island, and other people; Strangers and Wayfarers; A native of Winby, and other tales; The life of Nancy; The country of the pointed firs, etc.
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Chapter 7: books for children (search)
and as meritorious. Some of these were written for St. Nicholas, in which Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge was nearly equalling her achievement. The two books which next to Miss Alcott's have the most assured position are Mrs. Dodge's Hans Brinker (1865) and Donald and Dorothy (1883). The former still remains the best story about Holland, and was awarded a prize by the French Academy; the latter runs it close for naturalness and interest. A little later these artistic successes were matched by Betty Leicester of Sarah Orne Jewett, See also Book III, Chap. VI. whose work for young people has the charm and distinction of her short stories for adults. St. Nicholas became in itself a library of choice literature for children, and many of the books which this chapter mentions appeared there. It encouraged writers for younger children also, and there were now some magazines devoted to them alone. For them Rebecca Clarke (1833-1906) had already written much, under the name of Sophie May. The
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Index (search)
in, Park, 134, 167 Benjamin, Wm. E., 264 n. Bennett, James Gordon, 185, 186, 189, 190, 193 Bennett, John, 405 Benton, T. H., 71, 89-90 Berkeley, Bishop, 196 Berkshire Medical College, 219 Bernaldez, Andres, 126 Bethel, 280 Betty Leicester, 402 Beyond the Potomac, 306 Bible, 210, 349 Bierce, Ambrose, 386-387 Bigelow, John, 143, 144 Biglow papers, the, 151, 246, 247, 251, 276, 280, 287, 362, 364 Bill and Joe, 239 Bill Arp. See Smith, C. H. Bill to Abe Linkho Lee, R. E., 281, 290, 306, 308, 316 Lee, 308 Lee to the Rear, 308 Legend of Monte del Diablo, 378 Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 401 Legends and lyrics, 311 Legends of New England, in prose and verse, 45 Lehigh University, 393 Leicester, Earl of, 140 Leigh, Frances Butler, 314 Leland, Charles Godfrey, 167 Lenore, 67 Leslie, Eliza, 398, 399 Letter to B——（Poe), 63 Letters of Major Jack Downing, 151 Lewis, Mrs., 66 Lewis Carroll. See Dodgson, C. L. Liberator,<