Betty's bright idea

A short moral tale of the 1870s about a young woman named Betty who has a plan to do good for others. Set in a small, well-meaning community, it follows how her scheme works out and what it teaches those around her about kindness and practical charity. The story is brief and written in the plain, earnest style of popular Christian fiction of the time. It offers a small example of Stowe's interest in domestic life and social duty.