Hänen poikansa vaimo by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The Brimming Cup is a novel by Dorothy Canfield Fisher that was the second best-selling novel in the United States in 1921. The novel was first serialized in McCall's from October 1920 through March 1921 and then published in book form on March 10, 1921. The novel was Fisher's most commercially successful novel. Its positive setting of life in small town America (Ashley, Vermont) was marketed as a contrast to the successful
Main Street (1920) by Sinclair Lewis, which the best selling novel in the United States in 1921, just ahead of Fisher. A passage of the novel discusses unfair treatment of blacks in Georgia, and has been called "the first modern best-seller to present criticism of racial prejudice." (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
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| Author | Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Nyman, Väinö, 1880-1947 |
| Uniform Title | Her son's wife. Finnish |
| Title | Hänen poikansa vaimo |
| Original Publication | Hämeenlinna: Arvi A. Karisto Oy, 1927. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brimming_Cup |
| Credits | Tuula Temonen and Tapio Riikonen |
| Summary |
The Brimming Cup is a novel by Dorothy Canfield Fisher that was the second best-selling novel in the United States in 1921. The novel was first serialized in McCall's from October 1920 through March 1921 and then published in book form on March 10, 1921. The novel was Fisher's most commercially successful novel. Its positive setting of life in small town America (Ashley, Vermont) was marketed as a contrast to the successful Main Street (1920) by Sinclair Lewis, which the best selling novel in the United States in 1921, just ahead of Fisher. A passage of the novel discusses unfair treatment of blacks in Georgia, and has been called "the first modern best-seller to present criticism of racial prejudice." (This summary is from Wikipedia.) |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Families -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77251 |
| Release Date | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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