Willa Cather’s preface to The Best Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett, published in 1925.

Willa Cather, a novelist famous for portraying life on the Great Plains, selected stories for a collection of works by Jewett, a regionalist writer from the previous generation. Cather’s preface, published in 1925, describes what makes Jewett’s writing unique and important. The book includes stories Jewett published between 1896 and 1899.

Citation Information
Excerpt from “The best stories of Sarah Orne Jewett; selected and arranged with a preface by Willa Cather,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/6a520c1b6256c58de4bb09ad04ab19c0.
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Courtesy of University of Michigan via HathiTrust.

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