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A Girl of the Limberlost
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Limberlost: Book 2

A Girl of the Limberlost (edit title/settings)

by Gene Stratton-Porter (Author) (edit contributors)

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Of all the books written by Hoosier writers, Gene Stratton-Porter's A Girl of the Limberlost is unquestionably the most cherished: the timeless story of an impoverished young girl, Elnora Comstock, growing up on the edge of the Limberlost swamp. Elnora Comstock has served as a role model for... read more

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  • “The Almighty is to forgive sin and heal disease, not to invent and spread it.”
    Kate Comstock
  • “"I find a great deal in life that is cruel, from our stand point," said Elnora. "It takes the large wisdom of the Unfathomable, the philosophy of the Almighty, to bear some of it. But there is always right somewhere, and at last it seems to come"”
    Elnora Comstock
  • “Young people, if your studying science and the elements has ever led you to feel that things just happen, kind of evolve by chance, as it were, this sight will be good for you. Maybe earth and air can accumulate, but it takes the wisdom of the Almighty God to devise the wing of a moth. If there ever was a miracle, this whole process is one.”
    Kate Comstock

First Sentence edit see section history

ELNORA COMSTOCK, have you lost your senses? demanded the angry voice of Katharine Comstock as she glared at her daughter.

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Chapter 1 A Girl of the Limberlost WHEREIN ELNORA GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL AND LEARNS MANY LESSONS NOT FOUND IN HER BOOKS
Chapter 2 WHEREIN WESLEY AND MARGARET GO SHOPPING, AND ELNORA'S WARDROBE IS REPLENISHED
Chapter 3 WHEREIN ELNORA VISITS THE BIRD WOMAN, AND OPENS A BANK ACCOUNT
Chapter 4 WHEREIN THE SINTONS ARE DISAPPOINTED, AND MRS. COMSTOCK LEARNS THAT SHE CAN LAUGH
Chapter 5 WHEREIN ELNORA RECEIVES A WARNING, AND BILLY APPEARS ON THE SCENE
Chapter 6 WHEREIN MRS. COMSTOCK INDULGES IN "FRILLS," AND BILLY REAPPEARS
Chapter 7 WHEREIN MRS. COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE
Chapter 8 WHEREIN THE LIMBERLOST TEMPTS ELNORA, AND BILLY BURIES HIS FATHER
Chapter 9 WHEREIN ELNORA DISCOVERS A VIOLIN, AND BILLY DISCIPLINES MARGARET
Chapter 10 WHEREIN ELNORA HAS MORE FINANCIAL TROUBLES, AND MRS. COMSTOCK AGAIN HEARS THE SONG OF THE LIMBERLOST
Chapter 11 WHEREIN ELNORA GRADUATES, AND FRECKLES AND THE ANGEL SEND GIFTS
Chapter 12 WHEREIN MARGARET SINTON REVEALS A SECRET, AND MRS. COMSTOCK POSSESSES THE LIMBERLOST
Chapter 13 WHEREIN MOTHER LOVE IS BESTOWED ON ELNORA, AND SHE FINDS AN ASSISTANT IN MOTH HUNTING
Chapter 14 WHEREIN A NEW POSITION IS TENDERED ELNORA, AND PHILIP AMMON IS SHOWN LIMBERLOST VIOLETS
Chapter 15 WHEREIN MRS. COMSTOCK FACES THE ALMIGHTY, AND PHILIP AMMON WRITES A LETTER
Chapter 16 WHEREIN THE LIMBERLOST SINGS FOR PHILIP, AND THE TALKING TREES TELL GREAT SECRETS
Chapter 17 WHEREIN MRS. COMSTOCK DANCES IN THE MOONLIGHT, AND ELNORA MAKES A CONFESSION
Chapter 18 WHEREIN MRS. COMSTOCK EXPERIMENTS WITH REJUVENATION, AND ELNORA TEACHES NATURAL HISTORY
Chapter 19 WHEREIN PHILIP AMMON GIVES A BALL IN HONOUR OF EDITH CARR, AND HART HENDERSON APPEARS ON THE SCENE
Chapter 20 WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS
Chapter 21 WHEREIN PHILIP AMMON RETURNS TO THE LIMBERLOST, AND ELNORA STUDIES THE SITUATION
Chapter 22 WHEREIN PHILIP AMMON KNEELS TO ELNORA, AND STRANGERS COME TO THE LIMBERLOST
Chapter 23 WHEREIN ELNORA REACHES A DECISION, AND FRECKLES AND THE ANGEL APPEAR
Chapter 24 WHEREIN EDITH CARR WAGES A BATTLE, AND HART HENDERSON STANDS GUARD
Chapter 25 WHEREIN PHILIP FINDS ELNORA, AND EDITH CARR OFFERS A YELLOW EMPEROR

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 17 in Limberlost. (standard series)

Preceded by Freckles, and followed by Freckles Comes Home.

This is book 767 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
This book is in Books into Movies (AH). (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Gene Stratton-Porter (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Wladyslaw T. Benda (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Indiana University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1909 1984
ISBN: 0253133203
Page Count: 336

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PS3531.07345G5
  • Dewey: 813.52

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