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You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Fathers daughtergirl limberlostkeeper of bees what i have done with birds by gene stratton porter, 1st ed. It is the sequel to her earlier novel freckles the story takes place in indiana, in and around the limberlost swamp. A girl of the limberlost has 7 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. A girl of the limberlost illustrated by gene strattonporter.
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Katharine partly blames her daughter because her husband died in the swam as she was giving birth to elnora. A girl of the limberlost, a 1924 american film directed by james leo meehan, based on the strattonporter. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive classic library collection. Editions of a girl of the limberlost by gene strattonporter. When philip, after daily, prolonged conversation and fieldwork discovers his romantic interest in elnora is growing, mrs. Porters home in indiana is a state historical shrine. The story takes place in indiana, in and around the limberlost swamp at that time, a site of heavy logging and natural oil extraction this bildungsroman is structured as girl meets boy, girl loses boy, girl undertakes an adventure to win boy back the novel s heroine, elnora comstock, is an impoverished young woman who lives with her widowed mother, katharine comstock,the story takes place in.
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