Strangers And Wayfarers - Jewett, Sarah Orne
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Strangers and wayfarers is a short story collection from the late 19th century that captures the rhythms of New England life through quiet yet emotionally resonant encounters. The stories center on fleeting moments and small gestures that reveal deeper truths about human connection, aging, loneliness, and memory. The collection opens on a cold day with a mail driver and a widow sharing a carriage ride through a snowy landscape. Their exchange is tentative but warm, filled with longing and personal reflections. The woman speaks of home and loss, while the man dreams of distant places he will…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Strangers and wayfarers is a short story collection from the late 19th century that captures the rhythms of New England life through quiet yet emotionally resonant encounters. The stories center on fleeting moments and small gestures that reveal deeper truths about human connection, aging, loneliness, and memory. The collection opens on a cold day with a mail driver and a widow sharing a carriage ride through a snowy landscape. Their exchange is tentative but warm, filled with longing and personal reflections. The woman speaks of home and loss, while the man dreams of distant places he will likely never visit. Their journey through the quiet countryside becomes a metaphor for shared vulnerability and the quiet comfort of being known, even briefly. Throughout the collection, characters cross paths in ways that illuminate their inner lives through brief conversations, visits, and unspoken understanding. The tone is understated, but each interaction invites reflection on how strangers become familiar, and how ordinary lives are filled with moments of quiet revelation.
Autorenporträt
Theodora Sarah Orne Jewett was an American author best known for her fiction centered on life in small-town New England, particularly the coastal communities of Maine. Born on September 3, 1849, in South Berwick, Maine, she was the daughter of Theodore Herman Jewett, a physician, and Caroline Frances Perry. Her upbringing in a well-read household fostered a lifelong interest in literature, which she pursued alongside a deep appreciation for the natural world and the everyday experiences of those in her local surroundings. Educated at Berwick Academy, she was encouraged from a young age to read widely and write with precision and depth. She gained recognition for her short stories published in prominent magazines and solidified her reputation with works like The Country of the Pointed Firs. Jewett never married and lived most of her life in her hometown, drawing on her environment for inspiration. Her quiet yet richly detailed narratives earned her a lasting place in American literature before her death in South Berwick on June 24, 1909, at the age of 59.