# Old Friends and New

By Sarah Orne Jewett.

"Old Friends and New" by Sarah Orne Jewett is a collection of short stories published in 1879. Set in rural New England, these stories follow solitary characters navigating loneliness and unexpected encounters. A widow confronts her lost lover returned as an unrecognizing beggar. A woman's brother befriends a man haunted by wartime ghosts. An elderly woman's chance train ride leads to surprising connections. Through these tales, Jewett explores isolation, memory, and the peculiar ways lives intersect in small-town America. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Short stories, American; New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction; United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

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