This work explores the story of a young, brilliant and gorgeous girl, whom everybody called "the clever Betsy." The book is full of romance, personal growth, wit, and humor. The brilliant storyline and engaging characters introduced by the author contributed to this work's success. Clara Louise Burnham was an American author who wrote more than 26 novels. Her novels were well appreciated, and many were adapted for stage and screen. Excerpt from The Clever Betsy ""Hello there!" The man with grizzled hair and bronzed face under a shabby yachting-cap stopped in his leisurely ramble up the street of a seaport village, and his eyes lighted at sight of a spare feminine figure, whose lean vigorous arms were shaking a long narrow rug at a cottage gate. "Ahoy there—The Clever Betsy!" he went on."
Betsy B. Little Was not small at all. In fact, she was over Eleven feet tall. Betsy B. Little, a too-tall, gawky giraffe, wants nothing more than to become a graceful ballerina. But how can she possibly achieve this? Each time she takes a leap in ballet class, her head hits the ceiling! Everyone says she's simply too tall, but Betsy doesn't let that stop her from trying. With passion, determination, and some clever thinking, Betsy sets out to prove her dream is definitely not beyond reach.
Rediscover the sensational 1942 bestseller that unveiled the Jazz Age as women lived it As seen in THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW and VANITY FAIR Set in Boston, New York, and Virginia, The Prodigal Women tells the intertwined stories of three young women who come of age in the Roaring Twenties, not flappers and golden girls but flesh-and-blood female protagonists looking wearily—and warily—at the paths open to women in a rapidly changing world. Leda March, “frantic with self-consciousness and envy and desire,” is the daughter of poorer relations of a prominent Boston family and an aspiring poet torn between an impulse to conformity and the pursuit of personal freedom. Betsy Jekyll, newly arrived with her family from Virginia, becomes Leda’s closest childhood friend, bringing a beguiling new warmth and openness into the New Englander’s life. But Betsy soon abandons Boston to land a job at a fashion magazine and enjoy life as a single woman in New York before falling in love with—and marrying—an abusive, controlling man. Betsy’s older sister, Maizie, a Southern belle idolized by the two younger friends and pursued by numerous men, grows tired of “running around” and fatefully looks for happiness in marriage to a turbulent artist. When The Prodigal Women was published in 1942, its uncompromising portrayal of women’s shifting roles, open sexuality, and ambivalence toward motherhood made it a succèss de scandale, spending twenty-three weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Now Library of America restores Nancy Hale’s lost classic to print with a new introduction by Kate Bolick exploring how the novel measures “the gap between what liberation looks like, and what it actually is.”
American novelist, Clara Louise Burnham, wrote of middle-class Americans and upper-class New Englanders in this captivating work. She presented a story of people from two different classes and nationalities, their process of being better people, with a subtle romantic angle. The novel contains one of Burnham's favorite settings, i.e., beautiful, rural islands off the coast of Maine in Casco Bay.
Written by famous novelist Clara Burnham, this novel follows the story of 24-year-old Hugh and his companions. The book contains themes of friendship, family, and romance and provides an interesting look at society and social expectations. Much of the story is told through conversations between characters with short descriptions between long sections of dialogue.
Instead of the Thorn is a tale of love and romance, suspense and heartache. It is the story of a gorgeous young girl whose mother passed away a long time ago, and since then, she has been raised with much love and care by her extremely wealthy father. When her father suddenly died, leaving a bankrupted business, she was devastated with no clue what would happen next. The people who cared about her took her away to the wonderful seaside home of her old aunt. Though they had never spent much time together and had different opinions on life, her aunt takes on the task of watching over the young girl. She gets worried about her delicate state of mind and takes care of her with the help of the girl's favorite teacher. She meets a young man who instantly falls in love with her, and they deal with all the complications coming in the way of them being together. Though the story is full of tragic events in the young girl's life, the author entertains the readers with tiny bits of comedy.
Sweet Clover is a charming work set in Chicago. The novel follows the love story of the beautiful heroine Clover Bryant and Jack and the conflicts they've to overcome to be together. It is set during the 1893 great fair, made famous by the first Ferris Wheel, Cracker Jacks, the first voice recording, and more. American novelist's fantastic imagery in the novel takes the readers on a beautiful journey to the past where the great fair took place. She gave her characters a unique personality in such an incredible way none of them overshadows the other. The side characters are just as enjoyable as the main ones.
