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Quotation from Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson

“IT was sheep-shearing time in Southern California”

Helen Hunt Jackson (spoken by Narrator)

Ramona, Chapter I

Portrait of Helen Hunt Jackson

The novel's opening words, introducing the Moreno rancho.

Citation: "IT was sheep-shearing time in Southern California" — Helen Hunt Jackson, Ramona, Chapter I. (id ramona-q1)

Portrait: Helen Hunt Jackson by Charles F. Conly, Charles F. Conly, Public domain.

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