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Excerpt from Understood Betsy When this story begins, Elizabeth Ann, who is the heroine of it, was a little girl of nine, who lived with her Great-aunt Harriet in a medium-sized city in a medium-sized State in the middle of this country; and that's all you need to 'know about the place, for it's not the important thing in the story; and anyhow you know all about it because it was probably very much like the place you live in yourself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

When this story begins, Elizabeth Ann, who is the heroine of it, was a little girl of nine, who lived with her Great-aunt Harriet in a medium-sized city in a medium-sized State in the middle of this country; and that's all you need to know about the place, for it's not the important thing in the story; and anyhow you know all about it because it was probably very much like the place you live in yourself.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher's exceptional children's novel Understood Betsy returns in this new edition, complete with all of the original illustrations. First published in 1916, Understood Betsy depicts the tale of Elizabeth Ann. An orphan, she is raised in the city by her great-aunt Harriet and her cousin Frances. Although the pair are capable in caring for young Elizabeth, their existence is a sheltered one. To Elizabeth's surprise, her mother's family - who live in rural Vermont - find her and offer her a place in their country home. Although Harriet has reservations about the manner in which the Putneys raise children, she duly packs Elizabeth off to stay there. Much of the novel regards Elizabeth's adapting to the countryside - many of the duties which are taken care of for her in the city are expected of her there. However the beauty of the country, and the practical things she learns during her upbringing, are ultimately to her benefit.

In this encouraging story of determination and perseverance, frail Betsy must leave the city to live temporarily with her cousins in the country. This is a delightful story for children reading at about the 4th grade level. Using vocabulary from yesteryear, this story sets out to tell of Betsy's many adventures at the farm and at her one-room schoolhouse. Fans of homeschooling using the Charlotte Mason philosophy will love this living book which includes the traits of perseverance and determination. This is one of the few junior books that is printed in an easy to read Dyslexic font. Gracious Words Publishing republishes classic books for children from the golden age of children's literature. All of our titles are offered in high-quality paperback editions. We print using large print Open Dyslexic Font and large layout format for little hands to hold and struggling readers to share in the joy of reading.