A Girl of the Limberlost

Gene Stratton-Porter

• Publisher: Mint Editions
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781513288079
• eBook ISBN: 9781513288079
• Topic: Literature
• Index: Literature

A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) is a novel by Gene Stratton-Porter. An immediate bestseller, A Girl of the Limberlost —her fourth novel—established Stratton-Porter's reputation as a leading naturalist and writer of the American Midwest. Written for children and adults alike, A Girl of the Limberlost is a classic tale of struggle and survival set in one of Indiana's iconic wilderness regions. Elnora Comstock has always felt different. Raised on the edge of the vast Limberlost Swamp, her life is forever associated with the death of her father, who drowned in quicksand while her mother Katharine was going into labor. Despite this tragedy, her mother has maintained a reverence for the swamp, refusing to sell their land for timber or mineral rights like most of her neighbors have done. Now a teenager, Elnora struggles to connect with other high schoolers, most of whom are unaccustomed to the rhythms of the natural world. Mired in poverty, she refuses to give up, soon excelling in her classes and becoming an accomplished violinist. Nevertheless, she still feels she must prove herself to her mother, who remains stuck in the past. This edition of Gene Stratton-Porter's A Girl of the Limberlost is a classic work of American literature reimagined for modern readers.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Characters
• I. Wherein Elnora goes to High School and Learns Many Lessons not Found in Her Books
• II. Wherein Wesley and Margaret go Shopping, and Elnora’s Wardrobe is Replenished
• III. Wherein Elnora Visits the Bird Woman, and Opens a Bank Account
• IV. Wherein the Sintons are Disappointed, and Mrs. Comstock Learns that She Can Laugh
• V. Wherein Elnora Receives a Warning, and Billy Appears on the Scene
• VI. Wherein Mrs. Comstock Indulges in “Frills,” and Billy Reappears
• VII. Wherein Mrs. Comstock Manipulates Margaret and Billy Acquires a Residence
• VIII. Wherein the Limberlost Tempts Elnora, and Billy Buries His Father
• IX. Wherein Elnora Discovers a Violin, and Billy Disciplines Margaret
• X. Wherein Elnora has more Financial Troubles, and Mrs. Comstock Again Hears the Song of the Limberlost
• XI. Wherein Elnora Graduates, and Freckles and the Angel Send Gifts
• XII. Wherein Margaret Sinton Reveals a Secret, and Mrs. Comstock Possesses the Limberlost
• XIII. Wherein Mother Love is Bestowed on Elnora, and She Finds an Assistant in Moth Hunting
• XIV. Wherein a New Position is Tendered Elnora, and Philip Ammon is Shown Limberlost Violets
• XV. Wherein Mrs. Comstock Faces the Almighty, and Philip Ammon Writes a Letter
• XVI. Wherein The Limberlost Sings for Philip, and the Talking Trees Tell Great Secrets
• XVII. Wherein Mrs. Comstock Dances in the Moonlight, and Elnora Makes a Confession
• XVIII. Wherein Mrs. Comstock Experiments with Rejuvenation, and Elnora Teaches Natural History
• XIX. Wherein Philip Ammon Gives a Ball in Honour of Edith Carr, and Hart Henderson Appears on the Scene
• XX. Wherein the Elder Ammon Offers Advice, and Edith Carr Experiences Regrets
• XXI. Wherein Philip Ammon Returns to the Limberlost, and Elnora Studies the Situation
• XXII. Wherein Philip Ammon Kneels to Elnora, and Strangers Come to the Limberlost
• XXIII. Wherein Elnora Reaches a Decision, and Freckles and the Angel Appear
• XXIV. Wherein Edith Carr Wages a Battle, and Hart Henderson Stands Guard
• XXV. Wherein Philip Finds Elnora, and Edith Carr Offers a Yellow Emperor
• A Note About the Author
• A Note from the Publisher