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A Girl of the LimberlostGene Stratton-Porter

A Girl of the Limberlost

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Original author: Gene Stratton-Porter

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"A Girl of the Limberlost" by Gene Stratton-Porter is a novel published in August 1909. Set in Indiana's vanishing Limberlost Swamp, it follows Elnora Comstock, an impoverished young woman struggling to attend high school despite her widowed mother's cold neglect and blame. Determined to earn an education, Elnora devises an enterprising scheme selling moths and artifacts from the swamp. Through heartache, betrayal, and emotional disasters, she fights to win her mother's love while pursuing her dreams of learning and independence.

A Girl of the Limberlost, by Gene Stratton-Porter. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #125.

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25 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I6,188 words
  2. 2.Chapter II3,010 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Wherein Elnora Visits the Bird Woman, and Opens a Bank Account3,341 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV7,349 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Wherein Elnora Receives a Warning, and Billy Appears on the Scene3,997 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Indulges in “frills,” and Billy Reappears5,498 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII7,683 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Wherein the Limberlost Tempts Elnora, and Billy Buries His Father2,144 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Wherein Elnora Discovers a Violin, and Billy Disciplines Margaret4,225 words
  10. 10.Chapter X6,083 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Wherein Elnora Graduates, and Freckles and the Angel Send Gifts4,901 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII8,033 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII4,832 words
  1. 14.Chapter XIV3,551 words
  2. 15.Chapter XV4,184 words
  3. 16.Chapter XVI3,502 words
  4. 17.Chapter XVII4,456 words
  5. 18.Chapter XVIII3,272 words
  6. 19.Chapter XIX4,090 words
  7. 20.Chapter XX2,625 words
  8. 21.Chapter XXI4,781 words
  9. 22.Chapter XXII5,537 words
  10. 23.Chapter XXIII: Wherein Elnora Reaches a Decision, and Freckles and the Angel Appear3,800 words
  11. 24.Chapter XXIV: Wherein Edith Carr Wages a Battle, and Hart Henderson Stands Guard3,397 words
  12. 25.Chapter XXV: Wherein Philip Finds Elnora, and Edith Carr Offers a Yellow Emperor6,120 words