Freckles & A Girl of the Limberlost (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Romance & Adventure NovelsBy Gene Stratton-Porter
Length22h 37m
About this audiobook
Bringing together two of Gene Stratton-Porter's most beloved Limberlost novels, Freckles & A Girl of the Limberlost explores orphanhood, moral self-making, education, love, and the spiritual force of the natural world. Set amid the vanishing wetlands of Indiana, the narratives combine romance, adventure, sentimental fiction, and early conservationist observation. Stratton-Porter's prose is richly descriptive, attentive to birds, moths, trees, and marshland life, placing these works within the American nature-writing tradition while also reflecting the ethical and domestic concerns of early twentieth-century popular fiction. Gene Stratton-Porter was herself a naturalist, photographer, and conservation advocate, and her intimate knowledge of the Limberlost Swamp gives these novels their authority and atmosphere. Living near the landscapes she describes, she transformed field observation into fiction, making ecological sensitivity inseparable from character formation. Her work reflects both a personal reverence for wilderness and an anxiety over its destruction by industry and drainage. This volume is recommended to readers interested in classic American fiction, environmental literature, and narratives of resilience. It offers accessible storytelling enriched by ecological detail, making it rewarding for both general readers and scholars of nature, gender, and regional writing.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length22 hrs 37 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 30, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Freckles & A Girl of the Limberlost
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6CHARACTERS
7CHAPTER I Wherein Great Risks Are Taken and the Limberlost Guard Is Hired
8CHAPTER II Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends
9CHAPTER III Wherein a Feather Falls and a Soul Is Born
10CHAPTER IV Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences
11CHAPTER V Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships
12CHAPTER VI Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight
13CHAPTER VII Wherein Freckles Wins Honor and Finds a Footprint on the Trail
14CHAPTER VIII Wherein Freckles Meets a Man of Affairs and Loses Nothing by the Encounter
15CHAPTER IX Wherein the Limberlost Falls upon Mrs. Duncan and Freckles Comes to the Rescue
16CHAPTER X Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him
17CHAPTER XI Wherein the Butterflies Go on a Spree and Freckles Informs the Bird Woman
18CHAPTER XII Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack
19CHAPTER XIII Wherein the Angel Releases Freckles, and the Curse of Black Jack Falls upon Her
20CHAPTER XIV Wherein Freckles Nurses a Heartache and Black Jack Drops Out
21CHAPTER XV Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject
22CHAPTER XVI Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang
23CHAPTER XVII Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body
24CHAPTER XVIII Wherein Freckles refuses Love Without Knowledge of Honorable Birth, and the Angel Goes in Quest of it
25CHAPTER XIX Wherein Freckles Finds His Birthright and the Angel Loses Her Heart
26CHAPTER XX Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him
27CHARACTERS
28CHAPTER I WHEREIN ELNORA GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL AND LEARNS MANY LESSONS NOT FOUND IN HER BOOKS
29CHAPTER II WHEREIN WESLEY AND MARGARET GO SHOPPING, AND ELNORA'S WARDROBE IS REPLENISHED
30CHAPTER III WHEREIN ELNORA VISITS THE BIRD WOMAN, AND OPENS A BANK ACCOUNT
31CHAPTER IV WHEREIN THE SINTONS ARE DISAPPOINTED, AND MRS. COMSTOCK LEARNS THAT SHE CAN LAUGH
32CHAPTER V WHEREIN ELNORA RECEIVES A WARNING, AND BILLY APPEARS ON THE SCENE
33CHAPTER VI WHEREIN MRS. COMSTOCK INDULGES IN “FRILLS,” AND BILLY REAPPEARS
34CHAPTER VII WHEREIN MRS. COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE
35CHAPTER VIII WHEREIN THE LIMBERLOST TEMPTS ELNORA, AND BILLY BURIES HIS FATHER
36CHAPTER IX WHEREIN ELNORA DISCOVERS A VIOLIN, AND BILLY DISCIPLINES MARGARET
37CHAPTER X WHEREIN ELNORA HAS MORE FINANCIAL TROUBLES, AND MRS. COMSTOCK AGAIN HEARS THE SONG OF THE LIMBERLOST
38CHAPTER XI WHEREIN ELNORA GRADUATES, AND FRECKLES AND THE ANGEL SEND GIFTS
39CHAPTER XII WHEREIN MARGARET SINTON REVEALS A SECRET, AND MRS. COMSTOCK POSSESSES THE LIMBERLOST
40CHAPTER XIII WHEREIN MOTHER LOVE IS BESTOWED ON ELNORA, AND SHE FINDS AN ASSISTANT IN MOTH HUNTING
41CHAPTER XIV WHEREIN A NEW POSITION IS TENDERED ELNORA, AND PHILIP AMMON IS SHOWN LIMBERLOST VIOLETS
42CHAPTER XV WHEREIN MRS. COMSTOCK FACES THE ALMIGHTY, AND PHILIP AMMON WRITES A LETTER
43CHAPTER XVI WHEREIN THE LIMBERLOST SINGS FOR PHILIP, AND THE TALKING TREES TELL GREAT SECRETS
44CHAPTER XVII WHEREIN MRS. COMSTOCK DANCES IN THE MOONLIGHT, AND ELNORA MAKES A CONFESSION
45CHAPTER XVIII WHEREIN MRS. COMSTOCK EXPERIMENTS WITH REJUVENATION, AND ELNORA TEACHES NATURAL HISTORY
46CHAPTER XIX WHEREIN PHILIP AMMON GIVES A BALL IN HONOUR OF EDITH CARR, AND HART HENDERSON APPEARS ON THE SCENE
47CHAPTER XX WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS
48CHAPTER XXI WHEREIN PHILIP AMMON RETURNS TO THE LIMBERLOST, AND ELNORA STUDIES THE SITUATION
49CHAPTER XXII WHEREIN PHILIP AMMON KNEELS TO ELNORA, AND STRANGERS COME TO THE LIMBERLOST
50CHAPTER XXIII WHEREIN ELNORA REACHES A DECISION, AND FRECKLES AND THE ANGEL APPEAR
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