Raw Material

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Raw Material" by Dorothy Canfield Fisher is a reflective work that intertwines personal narrative with broader observations on life, written in the early 20th century. This book appears to explore themes of creativity, personal expression, and the relationship between life experiences and literature. The opening portion suggests that it delves deeply into the nature of storytelling and the individual's internal dialogue, as seen through the lenses of different generational perspectives. The opening of "Raw Material" presents an introspective voice that discusses the process of thought and creativity, comparing the internal workings of the mind to the formalities of public speaking and literature. The narrator reflects on familial influences, notably through the lens of her grandfather and father, who would often create their own narratives in their minds, akin to a form of mental storytelling. This leads her to contemplate the role of fiction and the tendency of people to turn away from real-life experiences in favor of literary representations, suggesting a disconnect from the vibrancy of authentic life. Each anecdote shared builds a foundation for a deeper exploration of how individuals process their surroundings, emphasizing the power of personal thought in crafting stories both in one's mind and on the page. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Raw material

Uncle Giles

"What goes up..."

Old Man Warner

The ideas of M. Brodard

Fairfax Hunter

Professor Paul Meyer

"While all the gods..."

Scylla and Charybdis

Art atmosphere

Colonel Shays

A great love

Supply and demand

Uncle Ellis

God's country

Inheritance

Thirty years after

"The old New England stock"

October, 1918

A Breton among Hsü Hsi

Almera Hawley Canfield.

Credits:

D A Alexander, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2021-09-10