Old Friends and New by Sarah Orne Jewett
"Old Friends and New" by Sarah Orne Jewett is a collection of short stories published in 1879. Set in rural New England, these stories follow solitary characters navigating loneliness and unexpected encounters. A widow confronts her lost lover returned as an unrecognizing beggar. A woman's brother befriends a man haunted by wartime ghosts. An elderly woman's chance train ride leads to surprising connections. Through these tales, Jewett explores isolation, memory, and the
peculiar ways lives intersect in small-town America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909 |
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| Title | Old Friends and New |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Friends_and_New |
| Contents | A lost lover -- A sorrowful guest -- A late supper -- Mr. Bruce -- Miss Sydney's flowers -- Lady Ferry -- A bit of shore life. |
| Credits |
Produced by James Adcock. Special thanks to The Internet Archive: American Libraries. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories, American |
| Subject | New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Subject | United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 32382 |
| Release Date | May 15, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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