Project Gutenberg 2021-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 157 Fisher, Dorothy Canfield 1879 1958 Fisher, Dorothea Frances Canfield Fisher, Mrs. John Redwood Canfield, Dorothy Canfield, Dorothea F. Raw Material 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. 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) "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.) Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories, American American fiction -- 20th century PS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 397270 2025-07-26T08:38:03.867243 text/html 387354 2024-10-18T16:00:31 text/html 425139 2025-07-26T08:38:09.114205 application/epub+zip 427934 2025-07-26T08:38:04.760272 application/epub+zip 220984 2025-07-26T08:38:04.317193 application/epub+zip 544045 2025-07-26T08:38:12.777173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504346 2025-07-26T08:38:08.704170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297913 2022-09-29T19:32:13.177779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366283 2025-07-26T08:38:03.422209 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 346416 2024-10-18T16:00:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17298 2025-07-26T08:38:12.939148 application/rdf+xml 17586 2025-07-26T08:38:04.446188 image/jpeg 2611 2025-07-26T08:38:04.370260 image/jpeg 384388 2025-07-26T08:38:03.914180 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia