Freckles from the Marvelous Forest (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Children's Books Collection : Laddie, A Girl of the Limberlost, The Harvester, Michael O'Halloran, A Daughter of the Land, At the Foot of the Rainbow, The Fire Bird…By Gene Stratton-Porter
Length122h 6m
About this audiobook
Freckles from the Marvelous Forest is a tender romance of courage, moral testing, and ecological wonder, set amid the wetlands and timberlands of Indiana's Limberlost. Its orphaned, one-handed hero guards a valuable tract of forest while struggling to discover his own worth and origins. Stratton-Porter's prose blends sentimental fiction, adventure, and nature writing, placing the novel within early twentieth-century American regionalism and conservation-minded literature. The forest is not mere scenery but a living moral and spiritual presence. Gene Stratton-Porter, born in Indiana in 1863, was a novelist, naturalist, photographer, and ardent observer of birds, moths, and marshland life. Her intimate knowledge of the Limberlost Swamp, and her alarm at its destruction by drainage and commercial exploitation, deeply shaped her fiction. In Freckles, her sympathy for vulnerable people and threatened landscapes converges with her belief that character is formed through reverence, labor, and love. This book is recommended to readers who value classic American fiction enriched by natural history, ethical earnestness, and romantic idealism. Though marked by the conventions of its era, it remains compelling for its atmosphere, emotional clarity, and passionate defense of the living world.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length122 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 30, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5CHARACTERS
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6CHAPTER I Wherein Great Risks Are Taken and the Limberlost Guard Is Hired
7CHAPTER II Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends
8CHAPTER III Wherein a Feather Falls and a Soul Is Born
9CHAPTER IV Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences
10CHAPTER V Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships
11CHAPTER VI Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight
12CHAPTER VII Wherein Freckles Wins Honor and Finds a Footprint on the Trail
13CHAPTER VIII Wherein Freckles Meets a Man of Affairs and Loses Nothing by the Encounter
14CHAPTER IX Wherein the Limberlost Falls upon Mrs. Duncan and Freckles Comes to the Rescue
15CHAPTER X Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him
16CHAPTER XI Wherein the Butterflies Go on a Spree and Freckles Informs the Bird Woman
17CHAPTER XII Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack
18CHAPTER XIII Wherein the Angel Releases Freckles, and the Curse of Black Jack Falls upon Her
19CHAPTER XIV Wherein Freckles Nurses a Heartache and Black Jack Drops Out
20CHAPTER XV Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject
21CHAPTER XVI Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang
22CHAPTER XVII Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body
23CHAPTER XVIII Wherein Freckles refuses Love Without Knowledge of Honorable Birth, and the Angel Goes in Quest of it
24CHAPTER XIX Wherein Freckles Finds His Birthright and the Angel Loses Her Heart
25CHAPTER XX Wherein Freckles returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him
26A Girl Of The Limberlost
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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