FrecklesGene Stratton-Porter
Freckles
by OpenStories
Original author: Gene Stratton-Porter
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"Freckles" by Gene Stratton-Porter is a novel written in 1904. A young orphan with only one hand takes a job guarding valuable timber in Indiana's Limberlost Swamp. Initially terrified of the wilderness, Freckles gradually falls in love with nature's beauty while facing threats from timber thieves. His courage is tested when he encounters a mysterious girl he calls the Swamp Angel, and discovers deeper connections with his employer McLean, who offers him something he's never had—family.
Freckles, by Gene Stratton-Porter. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #111.
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20 Chapters
- 1.Chapter I: Wherein Great Risks Are Taken and the Limberlost Guard Is Hired3,265 words
- 2.Chapter II: Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends3,493 words
- 3.Chapter III: Wherein a Feather Falls and a Soul Is Born6,072 words
- 4.Chapter IV8,966 words
- 5.Chapter V: Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships4,168 words
- 6.Chapter VI: Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight3,884 words
- 7.Chapter VII: Wherein Freckles Wins Honor and Finds a Footprint on the Trail2,136 words
- 8.Chapter VIII4,318 words
- 9.Chapter IX2,120 words
- 10.Chapter X: Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him2,196 words
- 11.Chapter XI2,934 words
- 12.Chapter XII: Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack5,228 words
- 13.Chapter XIII4,234 words
- 14.Chapter XIV: Wherein Freckles Nurses a Heartache and Black Jack Drops Out4,147 words
- 15.Chapter XV2,529 words
- 16.Chapter XVI: Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang3,107 words
- 17.Chapter XVII: Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body4,300 words
- 18.Chapter XVIII5,212 words
- 19.Chapter XIX: Wherein Freckles Finds His Birthright and the Angel Loses Her Heart3,711 words
- 20.Chapter XX3,678 words