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A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) by Gene Stratton Porter is the story of a poor Indiana girl Elnora Comstock who lives with her emotionally abusive mother, a stern heartless widow, at the edge of the Limberlost Swamp. Elnora attends school against her mother's wishes, fighting every inch of the way for her dream of an education, and collects and sells moths and other rare biological specimens from the swamp to... (more)

Freckles

by Gene Stratton Porter, Gene Stratton-Porter

Freckles (1904) by Gene Stratton Porter is the uplifting story of a plucky waif without a name and without one hand, disabled since infancy. Raised in a Chicago orphanage, he survives abuse and harsh circumstances and grows up a brave, loyal, and hardworking young man with a true capacity for self-sacrifice. Freckles becomes a timber guard in the Limberlost swamp in Indiana and exhibits extraordinary... (more)

A Girl of the Limberlost

by Gene Stratton Porter

A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) by Gene Stratton Porter is the story of a poor Indiana girl Elnora Comstock who lives with her emotionally abusive mother, a stern heartless widow, at the edge of the Limberlost Swamp. Elnora attends school against her mother's wishes, fighting every inch of the way for her dream of an education, and collects and sells moths and other rare biological specimens from the swamp to... (more)

Her Father's Daughter

by Gene Stratton Porter

HER FATHER'S DAUGHTER (1921) by Gene Stratton Porter is the story of Linda Strong, the titular heroine, a determined and opinionated young woman growing up in California in the 1920s. What could have been a typically charming and heartfelt story of personal discovery, loves and relationships by the beloved naturalist author is unfortunately marred by the strongly pronounced racist and anti-immigrant mindset... (more)

Freckles

by Gene Stratton-Porter

Freckles, an orphan, finds a job guarding a stretch of lumber in the wild Limberlost. Before long he falls in the love with the wilderness--and with a beautiful girl. But can she learn to love him? After meeting the beautiful "Swamp Angel," he becomes determined to learn the truth about his past, and finds the courage to change his life. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion... (more)

Freckles

by Gene Stratton-Porter

Freckles is a one-handed, plucky waif of an orphan, who has been raised since infancy in a Chicago orphanage and yet speaks with a powerful Irish accent. He applies for a job guarding timber in the swamp, and is accepted despite his youth and the disability of his having only one hand. He insists that the name given him in the orphanage "is no more my name than it is yours." Freckles develops an interest in the... (more)

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A Girl of the Limberlost

by Gene Stratton-Porter

Freckles

by Gene Stratton Porter, Gene Stratton-Porter

A Girl of the Limberlost

by Gene Stratton Porter

Her Father's Daughter

by Gene Stratton Porter

Freckles

by Gene Stratton-Porter

Freckles

by Gene Stratton-Porter