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First published in 1909, "A Girl of the Limberlost" is a work of realist fiction with a naturalist bent by Gene Stratton-Porter. The novel is considered one of the seminal works of Indiana fiction.
A sequel to the novel "Freckles", it follows the main character Elnora Comstock, a poor young woman who lives with her mother Katharine, a widow. The Comstocks live on the edge of the famed Limberlost swamp, which caused the death of Robert Comstock, Elnora’s father. Robert drowned in quicksand in the swamp while Katharine was giving birth to Elnora – for this reason, Katharine blames Elnora for her husband’s death, because she could not go to his aid...
"A Girl of the Limberlost" has naturalist themes and deals with the troubles of women living in poverty who refuse to drill for oil like their neighbors because it would ruin the natural landscape of their beloved home.
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Rating★★★★ 4.3 (34.8K)
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics, Children's Literature
Length13 hrs 4 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 19, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Characters
2Chapter 1 - Wherein Elnora goes to high school and learns many lessons not found in her books
3Chapter 2 - Wherein Wesley and Margaret go shopping, and Elnora's wardrobe is replenished
4Chapter 3 - Wherein Elnora visits the bird woman, and opens a bank account
5Chapter 4 - Wherein the Sintons are disappointed, and Mrs. Comstock learns that she can laugh
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6Chapter 5 - Wherein Elnora receives a warning, and Billy appears on the scene
7Chapter 6 - Wherein Mrs. Comstock indulges in "frills", and Billy reappears
8Chapter 7 - Wherein Mrs. Comstock manipulates Margaret and Billy acquires a residence
9Chapter 8 - Wherein the Limberlost tempts Elnora, and Billy buries his father
10Chapter 9 - Wherein Elnora discovers a violin, and Billy disciplines Margaret
11Chapter 10 - Wherein Elnora has more financial troubles, and Mrs. Comstock again hears the song of the Limberlost
12Chapter 11 - Wherein Elnora graduates, and Freckles and the Angel send gifts
13Chapter 12 - Wherein Margaret Sinton reveals a secret, and Mrs. Comstock possesses the Limberlost
14Chapter 13 - Wherein Mother love is bestowed on Elnora, and she finds an assistant in moth hunting
15Chapter 14 - Wherein a new position is tendered Elnora, and Philip Ammon is shown Limberlost violets
16Chapter 15 - Wherein Mrs. Comstock faces the almighty, and Philip Ammon writes a letter
17Chapter 16 - Wherein the Limberlost sings for Philip, and the talking trees tell great secrets
18Chapter 17 - Wherein Mrs. Comstock dances in the moonlight, and Elnora makes a confession
19Chapter 18 - Wherein Mrs. Comstock experiments with rejuvenation, and Elnora teaches natural history
20Chapter 19 - Wherein Philip Ammon gives a ball in honour of Edith Carr, and Hart Henderson appears on the scene
21Chapter 20 - Wherein the elder Ammon offers advice, and Edith Carr experiences regrets
22Chapter 21 - Wherein Philip Ammon returns to the Limberlost, and Elnora studies the situation
23Chapter 22 - Wherein Philip Ammon kneels to Elnora, and strangers come to the Limberlost
24Chapter 23 - Wherein Elnora reaches a decision, and Freckles and the Angel appear
25Chapter 24 - Wherein Edith Carr wages a battle, and Hart Henderson stands guard
26Chapter 25 - Wherein Philip finds Elnora, and Edith Carr offers a yellow emperor
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