This work explores the story of a young, brilliant and gorgeous girl, whom everybody called "the clever Betsy." The book is full of romance, personal growth, wit, and humor. The brilliant storyline and engaging characters introduced by the author contributed to this work's success. Clara Louise Burnham was an American author who wrote more than 26 novels. Her novels were well appreciated, and many were adapted for stage and screen. Excerpt from The Clever Betsy ""Hello there!" The man with grizzled hair and bronzed face under a shabby yachting-cap stopped in his leisurely ramble up the street of a seaport village, and his eyes lighted at sight of a spare feminine figure, whose lean vigorous arms were shaking a long narrow rug at a cottage gate. "Ahoy there—The Clever Betsy!" he went on."