The Queen's Twin and Other Stories Author:Sarah Orne Jewett, Sarah Orne Jewett 1899. Jewett, American novelist and short-story writer, who achieved success as local-color writer for her depictions and stories of her native Maine countryside. Contents: The Queen's Twin; A Dunnet Shepherdess; Where's Nora; Bold Words at the Bridge; Martha's Lady; The Coon Dog; Aunt Cynthy Dallett; and The Night Before Thanksgiving.