Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Perhaps the first thing which brought our boys to a halt, and a long, long look around them, was the age of the place. Apparently it has—the statement is hardly exaggerated—always been there. As a matter of historical fact it has been there for more than a thousand years. On hearing that, the American boys always gasped. They were used to the conception of the great age of 'historical' spots, by which they meant cities in which great events have...

Trapped by her family's aspirations and by the expectations of a consumer society, a young woman struggles to find meaning in her life.

Trapped by her family's aspirations and by the expectations of a consumer society, a young woman struggles to find meaning in her life.

Timid and small for her age, nine-year-old Elizabeth Ann discovers her own abilities and gains a new perception of the world around her when she goes to live with relatives on a farm in Vermont.

A collection of seven stories by the Danish author, written in English and first published in 1934.

For all the stories, Dorothy Canfield has drawn upon her own deeply human experiences and her love and understanding of her fellow man. The reader will find stories of her beloved Vermont, where she joins her neighbors in the day-by-day struggle with community living; of wartime France, where she was active in relief work during World War I; of the Basque country, where she lived for a year; and of ordinary men, women, and children in everyday family...