The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett

The Country of the Pointed Firs SARAH ORNE JEWETT Note SARAH ORNE JEWETT (1849-1909) was born and died in South Berwick, Maine. Her father was the region’s most distinguished doctor and, as a child, Jewett often accompanied him on his round of patient visits. She began writing poetry at an early age and when she