Understood Betsy
by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Understood Betsy is Fisher's best known work, a beloved chapter book for young children, published in 1916. It is about a young orphaned girl named Elizabeth Ann ("Betsy" for short) sent to live with her cousins in Vermont. [Illustration by Ada C. Williamson, page 163 from the 1917 edition.]
We feature it in our collection of Books for Young Readers.
Chapter I - Aunt Harriet Has a Cough
Chapter II - Betsy Holds the Reins
Chapter IV - Betsy Goes to School
Chapter V - What Grade is Betsy?
Chapter VI - If You Don't Like Conversation in a Book, Skip This Chapter
Chapter VII - Elizabeth Ann Fails in an Exam
Chapter VIII - Betsy Starts a Sewing Society
Chapter IX - The New Clothes Fail
Chapter X - Betsy Has a Birthday
Chapter XI - "Understood Aunt Frances"