The following is the third in a four-part series on books from the library of Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) and her family. Presented to Jewett in 1885, this copy of Celia Thaxter’s Poems contains 22 original watercolor sketches by Thaxter, depicting flowers, birds, spiders, and seascapes. Best known for her poem “The Sandpiper,” Celia Thaxter…
Day: January 21, 2015
