Local Color Fiction 1865–1895
Visit the Local Color section of this Web site to learn about the local color movement in literature. Then follow the links to Sarah Orne Jewett and the Sarah Orne Jewett Text Project for writings by and about the Maine author who became known for her use of local color. Based on your findings at these sites and your reading of "A White Heron," why do you think Jewett was considered a leading writer of local color literature? Record your response in the Web Links Activity Log.