The Bent Twig

The Bent Twig is a novel written by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, first published in 1915. The story follows the life of a young girl named Evangeline, who grows up in a small town in Vermont. Evangeline is the daughter of a widowed mother who struggles to make ends meet, and she dreams of a better life for herself.As she grows up, Evangeline faces many challenges and obstacles, including poverty, discrimination, and the expectations of society. However, she is determined to overcome these challenges and make something of herself.Throughout the novel, Evangeline's character develops and matures, as she learns important life lessons and discovers her own strengths and weaknesses. She also forms relationships with various characters, including her mother, her friends, and a wealthy businessman named Mr. Morton.The Bent Twig is a coming-of-age story that explores themes of ambition, perseverance, and the pursuit of happiness. It is a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers 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.