A White Heron

Name: A White Heron
Author: Sarah Orne Jewett

by Sarah Orne Jewett

Short story of a young girl who chooses her freedom over domestication

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Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett was a master of regional fiction who rendered the landscape and people of coastal Maine with quiet precision and deep affection. Her work influenced Willa Cather, who credited Jewett as a formative model.

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