The Bent Twig

""The Bent Twig"" is a novel written by Dorothy Canfield, originally published in 1915. The story follows the life of a young woman named Evangeline, who grows up in a small town in Vermont in the late 19th century. Evangeline is a bright and ambitious girl, but she faces many challenges as she tries to pursue her dreams of education and independence.Throughout the novel, Evangeline struggles to find her place in the world, facing obstacles such as social conventions, family expectations, and the limitations of her own gender. She is determined to break free from the confines of her small town and make something of herself, but she must navigate a complex web of relationships and societal pressures in order to do so.Despite the challenges she faces, Evangeline remains a resilient and determined character, and the novel ultimately celebrates her strength and perseverance. ""The Bent Twig"" is a poignant and insightful portrayal of a young woman's journey to find herself and her place in the world, and it continues to be widely read and appreciated today.1915. The Bent Twig is the first of Dorothy Canfield's novels to give fictional form to the Montessori method and to reflect in a novel the insights into education and human development that she received in Rome while visiting Maria Montessori. The home in which the twig of this novel, Sylvia Marshall, grew up is a Montessori home, where everyone takes part in home tasks, and the children learn by being included in adult activities. How very new these ideas were in middle America is shown by the contrast between the Marshall home and the rest of the community. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.