Understood Betsy
Written by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Narrated by LibriVox Community
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About this audiobook
Understood Betsy is a 1916 novel for children by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. The story tells of Elizabeth Ann, a 9-year-old orphan who goes from a sheltered existence with her father's aunt Harriet and cousin Frances in the city, to living on a Vermont farm with her mother's family, the Putneys, whose child-rearing practices had always seemed suspect to Harriet and her daughter. In her new rural life, Elizabeth Ann comes to be nicknamed "Betsy," and to find that many activities that Frances had always thought too demanding for a little girl are considered, by the Putney family, ordinary expectations for a child: walking to school alone, cooking, and having household duties to perform.
The child thrives in her new environment, learning to make butter, boil maple syrup, and tend the animals. When Frances announces she is to be married and has come to "save" Elizabeth Ann from the dreaded Putney cousins, she is amazed to discover that the little girl is quite content to stay. The story ends after Frances has returned home, with Betsy, her aunt Abigail, uncle Henry, and cousin Ann sitting quietly and happily around the fireplace enjoying the knowledge they will now be a family for good. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Reviews for Understood Betsy
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It's a child's story, supposedly. But this story of a thin nervous little orphan finding a home on a Vermont farm and being loved into wholeness and strength and tanned confidence by simple mountain people...well, I haven't cried about a story this much in a long time. 100% recommend.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Such a precious story! We loved it! Thanks for carrying it Scribd!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent book. We loved the storyline and it was narrated well.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good story. The only gripe I have is the narration.
I found it rather annoying to have the chapter ended and begun reminding us that it was a libervox recording.. somehow I feel like that could be left out after the first chapter. Also the statement that we are ending chapter 1. Why not simply say chapter 2, chapter 3 etc when you're beginning the next chapter?
It just seemed like that was excessive in this book. Otherwise cute story. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I liked the audio book it was very good and nice.