Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

A Girl of the Limberlost
A Girl of the Limberlost
A Girl of the Limberlost
Ebook428 pages7 hours

A Girl of the Limberlost

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

"A Girl of the Limberlost" – Elnora Comstock, is an impoverished young woman who lives with her widowed mother, Katharine Comstock, on the edge of the Limberlost. Elnora faces cold neglect by her mother, a woman who feels ruined by the death of her husband, Robert Comstock, who drowned in quicksand in the swamp while Katharine gave birth to their daughter and could not come to his rescue. The Comstocks make money by selling eggs and other farm products, but Mrs. Comstock refuses to cut down a single tree in the forest, or to delve for oil, as the neighbors around them are doing. Elnora is just beginning high school and she is determined to earn an education, which her mother derides as useless. She has a valuable specimens box which her friend Freckles left in the swamp for her, and a desire to succeed in her enterprising scheme to gather and sell artifacts and moths from the Limberlost. Elnora is smart and witty, and she loves the outdoors; her heart aches for returned love and for support of her disapproving mother.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherSharp Ink
Release dateFeb 21, 2023
ISBN9788028284978
Author

Gene Stratton-Porter

Gene Stratton-Porter (1863-1924) was an American author, photographer, and naturalist. Born in Indiana, she was raised in a family of eleven children. In 1874, she moved with her parents to Wabash, Indiana, where her mother would die in 1875. When she wasn’t studying literature, music, and art at school and with tutors, Stratton-Porter developed her interest in nature by spending much of her time outdoors. In 1885, after a year-long courtship, she became engaged to druggist Charles Dorwin Porter, with whom she would have a daughter. She soon grew tired of traditional family life, however, and dedicated herself to writing by 1895. At their cabin in Indiana, she conducted lengthy studies of the natural world, focusing on birds and ecology. She published her stories, essays, and photographs in Outing, Metropolitan, and Good Housekeeping before embarking on a career as a novelist. Freckles (1904) and A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) were both immediate bestsellers, entertaining countless readers with their stories of youth, romance, and survival. Much of her works, fiction and nonfiction, are set in Indiana’s Limberlost Swamp, a vital wetland connected to the Wabash River. As the twentieth century progressed, the swamp was drained and cultivated as farmland, making Stratton-Porter’s depictions a vital resource for remembering and celebrating the region. Over the past several decades, however, thousands of acres of the wetland have been restored, marking the return of countless species to the Limberlost, which for Stratton-Porter was always “a word with which to conjure; a spot wherein to revel.”

Read more from Gene Stratton Porter

Related to A Girl of the Limberlost

Related ebooks

Children's For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for A Girl of the Limberlost

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    A Girl of the Limberlost - Gene Stratton-Porter

    cbook_preview_excerpt.html}˖G{ HG<1E2u2p*<"Ah1_8_2vyx Ssz]"2O_>_V?Cw?=Ի6TáeOI?y.mnN\_0V0V~S}S)56m쩿~^>N)&yt4ScTU.~x,~ׇ_Om4}Mh;0i uo~|Gu!T5N1Uu ?',?}coyj7ơd 갬ۇ/|'61ecShJ9̇ϿyrrCW(Ujmi!;mSɫ <>l?Bk~F./ןT?å&YB} .{ ջnwx_>&}Z?ŶCo+.Ϩϕru}aۇ/?V>*~ӻ~>?TO/~_1]:rPaV6[2O##Mk4=_z:գ.?NI=(岩i c,Z)u+Wثqlˋ\^{-(7~|-w?~T¼/'YӖyW_?mOPŠA[>ՍRFw<jbڟv"}Hj{rBU&x y͕Qgy,l w n19R}_t؆Gr@չo\Ru:ۤlTǑKݮS@> R{7Oyg/FwTaj YF9E,ڋ2.C㹸>Q;A$/;:nѥPg lD7՝Oq-킬q@aL7;8vy90܌Ƕq/ǖ8Kqx}-Tvn[Ꮴ(#dN ^',k?m"H$ $M;+5;Z69P7.=|W;\#{3 +q9pm;ҚpD`aӣoqÃ3pXR쭼 vWjol)ԓ>s [~ʷ|W3ُ_׷7w1<$/M K[)~Ul!cE(dc군Zj]Ɗ$.HN^NϓڡXOsR[/w|ʾdc={A،h$0H2w!W~ mKEJӲPxR_@Bt; *xP4grI]bDde6rHS\]Jo%ȉ<3NʢE.*Dg{|S) jc!XV,Moܸ7tv= "ȊsϾFD̵ r#qI_KG(r.&΋J J!؁ W]e>,$>NW׆|-gh8u >̀&  DCQhHO:1Y&­pF<Cn@x&NbOyjq C,'كC, ,zFj 9K0+OhZ>0%(b}<]ߜ*0)'$N.k'xT9dPJ;- U ^ccJ`8ndaˍtA Q3e]íb"C/0µX[88BʪP/,߹C#Fuއ"Yu"-&1}tNnYtA<+>4ƽĞ3c93°%\SI-$v3,۪*a -ۊVŤUX=H( FOTVp6 '1zIwIԣwؙ|rJB^XO.XJCdZ͐깝0QsCh"B?3'p9gs"GE%~ب|8g`1ElVrC*n-A=x *>Qʵቫj`Ƌ:'.ӛh6!vqlQQB+Q'1Ʊ3UIu.< = M=YGІ/tıYcdGrxVRc0)#GvA֎df:;Pn?d;zT*TTϞDE=X&;wrR@2JJċ0ܛ$bT7Ĉp1Y#HC}9A^Qc,J]YȈN92- 6̅< gBن[Y@W,$hg*Qe!GD-1}>CKuT zI1<:5>[A,I+ste5TÆ%wT}\"tsTnQSG,ϒ/_^)& BhdeT?qlMw~PUW?5ӤJ8ֽb-<=-3*AJT>Mxbvyj˨I@RBHr"dڴ@G`e؛C.h0*~SȶIpVCgWd%N_K^a3d^efì#*fOb2TnHGx' 9_N9ncBH ?*M8p5m96ؐmqIM$deWѹfΐzJl"~,0v"N[$݋p#vY^zeMyO7g3<Q qJTގo 8>='P= S)[g?"JSKxΨ,G#`$/bƜ^B[=I8}!Epf4%k5F3Y„ y~HNVhɑQ6'jPP‚Rd^$C ]͚),AMm_B=dz)@tscAŎX Hj#|Uk[ %~4)ʼnVv^ }̉V.{X=@HR FH$*kc dUD5ZG,U.ܰEN= [9:ٞ,βrҚzT[[*o\hMZe3Z0T@};sǣb{ٛjZO1¡ d2TMMeQh#<5#iN6M]CMycZ6{b41lӋ{F}xhO.y&s+#h@5"jF P4{cpy;(y/`粖ZES+;6'8AV/oy̪!m$-(Etw]wZCGVؑuJȡfhrQ7heqjM]>BDB8(,PķJ5N9y(yd]rU37%*W=%((˺+>@\Qn% 4V=P,@JxD~0NZpsnؿ!v5Cv(xY @p 2P-:c΂1ɺytK)Yj$ewZ.9ܼ[m?mE5_;`/[ /1;d0U+M񥨓0': A`bɰ;s\|-iRcP&GMpEb˹eMEkiy45پi!kse}ˢ˼XB9C[ 3 J Pk{/Twa%h5;)i\jS8Qr`V(*4VNrңo,,~ ],4Kl"B3cͼ/_}j+%=de}j>v^X,+t?:2Bl ֍@.౩? ~~((kbb%hVH+@ +%C ;zy, Z/ 1Pa%)=ic99CCD&tQ?ard=j*}K `<5EK$RnݦiUmRwSwRAOʍYCwW5K5= Roj OE&ZPx+HJ3f`'qtDnK&|ĺҔUVQi1 #Te|OдgmPQzac1m?!2H0Nzr8to*0tdQG]4Rj2 I  to%(Mn2f*jHJ󠩈mJ`(ZYVx2?4;XS"ȮjOIn"nl0-/ɟ z;b\hzI}ugAւ!˜KAqA,!>&hMq4M]=݆."U~r+8[>V<+ljH~] v_o1GD n*A%[G |Ectb_7HRAq33F-FV+/*NHC_z2j& sB58w>:W[/2/u69ŹQ<v=JQsqlc~PxeA,=kzbz=Pw_OCŹ"6sHt6ύRR!/(|N͌>jJ1$q +ID{FD=#4BžE\ ' nV5D? |Cjܰ4/9Q .1UE,xX]r|бώhQϥ{i;"f>iPþmB]$ZMUkeҰ3 ),+N ԸTV2TtMXSf7I[)a=4]E;yC Nutԫ irBnr eT휭]TR䰼ܷpޏrjIRV: J~7 5y8_[¬԰j$|7[^^d:GP>RV?sS_+3EnHohNrö=հOyRL3\'ӜfzQL捴t9<]wN@t.y Qugs nA= K؟Xh'pǴԉZ[6uш66LKO4 9UŰ#^ |t,2 j hn0Vog.\^cQ;q17շ{~5>y`fS-_8'Mg$z#3ԙ<"įMhߴ:Q;u&FOÂMO^(okj^,IJ:5PL6JN?͑yGŤT Zc'ʗlE5j)U VGl8ؼP xvN(9ǠS+ [[@50: 0͆kᑭ0`hC,6磜mY^֨b:|:P֍u 6|# }bm,0;,SܬV.z4s.G65X"lQ;ۥYI弈·X _LKf7v#4^ ZIt¾`0;)߮ݳB+kѺeC!]w @*tɆs#yl4T`-a>'pQދ|>F_cyt{gJW\Hrs3~&Ie>^k t&Ū<Z $>N]v`5>8ݜwgJ(:k6Wkt\"x KΫ=95D 侀~\ Zں4 k-Rvm 0f1Ik(;PC\iIB6|^qzi%AXlɣ 1Ȫ@ yۡzz_vbKZmT_fyL*%AK-ЇxAS=na .ܔZ5JLbb`wU>ꎜܲ453<}sS8=O1U u$0usw>sa<&Cª-~K-ʋތ-VߒS]۪b*q-ʳA? RCm `>KuѹA8 r%9 ˶.˶ES{.yT( ( ېl RV9olPQ苒PgD{SwY'^4a)т'JqLPNK/TKDdy_T_{wa>@D)#hUQsCpDRY3d!xU ' ^w vx_CFx ېo#I B160,3ÚUi~YӚ9nI/c~*+x?{uHΜE~"l_Dj80{O=uCL6JuWE0E kV9aޓM.klj6* hڸM7? NV rZ+qZ yPO=c! Bo}Pm\~Co:7cY4|YAy C,.O"jQ's1Ui0J\_+U{?FE&dbgk1S3PP}?궿K{_д- N]oT` YFO2NEvBJqܱ]eI:k7e.F]Jվz0<|D%^.Ta %ADc, 0b5;gH1M18Bߌ5\g\;uj*6tQX\KoJ)h%_hҹxQP+J"O)dRCV[3><5+k;UVjE{15^k+t0 2۶LCtG'%k}ysG8QX.uWng-b'N f*Q4L1b 8X^ߜ5SGUMݲV`zT"6<0%෡mj 䍵co=" ֕)lW]=BW6 Ē{U i5`[7Yx!ơNK(]y48)(\.F5zu?XmU88s~f%V^8* ?Lϯ4S_&OzKSQ0(uޕ0Nq=,&/Y2?ڌ&ߢƴ~in!C&y ^YG^FZ5Pqc=oqbnyJ}`Rp ;-2We6<'!ujw޵t SM=p]e4-b y075k|5?1df5D9%ib't clH` .2 LK}DQxLY`MўJHC]{?+H?sy.YI+gV)sNr&O. iPCq`nZ "{V3N7̱S_t@C27," T|%कxݪҚSY?t|=duOr̰t4=9e5%뮊C -biֻ`#I=hzZ>gdsTk~r" 6ȓH|̯#<s`{5[W[#J1ۇ*KvYe+f#Ig/3a&1- k#m}^טLY @KU-'M03(ko54̓eS/AXIέ/}yU0%~AW0浦̊ī7^%X&cڊ7^&+9J_1θ2?wSywظN[dW{/0':kjBʏc(&ʐ3䙿Z [RB vG]V*zuUwGQ!_ cbqnY6T}"bթ3|v1]Հ ,wI%銁AL0t̼3f`=QC sӣѣxa&y5_ۉɌ{fXe2kӽ*wҊm+`Dz?Ȱ8@V%EO^l5+츢ֽvj'Z m‡G.hQ!_QD_aijMmQ=6RηsS.EW$; mwP IzQنwo%D~q3&ldCv(-.e(9!p$OXTJpŬj6 Gj*S{(:#?kǀ^;ebZ]K Hkj?$E,Y6O[O;2S˼e&jCPz6$[x@ `,Ń 6sW6 -˃^̹Ns-/hViP2_z^?k?\@s h(mȷƇVojUOMٿ߮ 3/ uMeWMbƊv@K澦)̥>\[JeEyʫ -Bx, j eDf=
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1