The Brimming Cup
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A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy American literary classics and are willing to read the English original
- Readers interested in early twentieth-century family ethics and women's writing
- Teachers and students who need free public-domain eBooks as supplementary course material
- Readers accustomed to annotating and searching English texts on electronic devices
Not a good fit for
- Researchers who want an edition with modern notes and an introduction
- Readers of genre fiction who prefer strong plots and fast-paced narratives
- Beginners whose English reading is not yet proficient and who need bilingual editions
Reading tips
- Read the first two chapters straight through to get a feel for the narrative pace before deciding whether to read closely or skim
- Keep pen and paper or electronic annotations at hand to note character relationships and period details as you go
- Consult background material on early twentieth-century American society alongside the text to lower the barrier to understanding
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About the author
Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879–1958) was an American writer. Public information about her is limited, yet the nine works held in this collection show considerable variety in subject and genre. They include Understood Betsy, The Bent Twig, The Brimming Cup, Hillsboro People, Home Fires in France, The Squirrel-Cage, Rough-Hewn, and What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes. Judging from these titles, she wrote children's literature and coming-of-age stories as well as adult fiction, local character sketches, and domestic life, and also compiled practical books on games and pastimes. Her works often concern childhood education, family relationships, and everyday ethics, with a gentle, delicate style that attends to character psychology and the details of daily life; her children's fiction is especially natural and warm. Spanning both fiction and practical writing, she holds a place in early twentieth-century American popular literature and children's reading.
