The Bent Twig

The Bent Twig is a novel written by Dorothy Canfield. The story revolves around the life of a young girl named Evangeline, who is raised in a strict and traditional family in the early 20th century. Despite the limitations imposed on her by her family, Evangeline is determined to pursue her dreams of education and independence. Along the way, she faces various challenges and obstacles, including societal expectations, family conflicts, and romantic entanglements. The novel explores themes of gender roles, social class, and the pursuit of personal fulfillment. Through Evangeline's journey, the reader is invited to reflect on the complexities of growing up and finding one's place in the world. The Bent Twig is a timeless coming-of-age story 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.