A Native of Winby (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sarah Orne Jewett
- First Published: 1891
- Type of Plot: Regional
- Time of Work: About 1890
- Setting: Maine
- Principal Characters: Joseph K. Laneway, Marilla Hender, Abby Harran Hender
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers
- Locales: Maine
The Story
When Joseph K. Laneway was thirteen, he and his family left the New England town of Winby and headed west. Laneway also left behind his first love, Abby Harran. He rose to the rank of general in the Civil War, was elected senator from Kansota, and became rich. Now, back in Winby, people still talk about him; Marilla Hender, a teacher, repeatedly reminds her pupils that Laneway attended their school, where he paid more attention to his studies than they do and thus began his rise to fame.
Abby's life is more difficult. The family farm always yielded more stones...
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