Eliza Orne White (1856–1947) was an American novelist and short-story writer associated with New England regional fiction. Born in Berwick, Maine, she spent much of her life in Boston and drew extensively on the landscapes, villages, social customs, and family histories of New England. White began publishing fiction in the late nineteenth century. Her work often combines domestic comedy, romance, and close observation of small-town life, while also addressing changing social expectations for women and the decline of older New England traditions. Her prose was admired for its local color, gentle irony, and sympathetic characterization. Her best-known books include A Lover of Truth (1891), Winterborough (1893), When Molly Was Six (1894), A Browning Courtship and Other Stories (1897), The Heart of the Garden (1906), The Key of the Field (1908), The Letters of an Exile (1912), The Island (1913), and The Old Order Changeth (1918). She also wrote essays, sketches, and stories for magazines. White remained a prominent literary figure in Boston and New England cultural circles for decades. Her fiction preserves a detailed, affectionate record of New England life during a period of rapid social and economic change.
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