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The novel's main character, Elnora Comstock, is an impoverished young woman who lives with her widowed mother, Katharine Comstock, on the edge of the Limberlost. Elnora faces cold neglect by her mother, a woman who feels ruined by the death of her husband, Robert Comstock, who drowned in quicksand in the swamp.
A Girl of the Limberlost. Gene Stratton-Porter. 4.17. 21,530 ratings1,902 reviews. Set amid Indiana's vast Limberlost Swamp, this treasured children's classic mixes astute observations on nature with the struggles of growing up in the early 20th century.
Mar 8, 2006 · A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
Mar 17, 2023 · “Along the old Limberlost trail, my girl, torn to pieces sobbing. Her courage always has been fine, but the thing she met to-day was too much for her. We ought to have known better than to let her go that way.
Oct 1, 2012 · One of the most beloved novels of its era, A Girl of the Limberlost is a masterpiece of pastoral literature. Protagonist Elnora Comstock is deeply enamored of the enchanting forest known as...
One of Gene Stratton-Porter's most famous novels, originally published in 1909. A story of a young girl who triumphed against adversity and poverty to achieve lasting happiness.
Rejected by her embittered mother and scorned by her classmates, Elnora Comstock seeks consolation in nature amid the wilds of eastern Indiana's Limberlost...
