Recently I came across a mention of Girl of the Limberlost, one I never read by Gene Stratton Porter. Maybe it was nostalgia, but I decided I wanted to read it and grabbed a copy of Freckles to reread first to reacquaint myself with that world. The author was a conservationist and her writing reflects her love of the woods and swamp/5(). · FRECKLES By Gene Stratton-Porter To all good Irishmen in general and one CHARLES DARWIN PORTER in particular Characters: FRECKLES, a plucky waif who guards the Limberlost timber leases and dreams of Angels. THE SWAMP ANGEL, in whom Freckles' sweetest dream materializes. Freckles () by Gene Stratton Porter is the uplifting story of a plucky waif without a name and without one hand, disabled since infancy. Raised in a Chicago orphanage, he survives abuse and harsh circumstances and grows up a brave, loyal, and hardworking /5().
Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter I'm a little surprised that I never read anything by Gene Stratton-Porter since her writing seems like just the type of historical fiction I would have enjoyed as a teenager. But better late than never, I suppose, and I'm glad to find it now. Freckles Quotes Showing of "He only knew that he had lived up to his best impulse, and that is all any one can do.". ― Gene Stratton-Porter, Freckles. 13 likes. Like. "Freckles never tired of studying the devotion of a fox mother to her babies. To him, whose early life had been so embittered by continual proof of neglect and. Freckles is a novel written by the American writer and naturalist Gene bltadwin.ru is primarily set in the Limberlost Swamp area of Indiana, with brief scenes set in bltadwin.ru title character also appears briefly in Porter's A Girl of the bltadwin.ru novel is marked by its frequent, detailed, and loving descriptions of the flora and fauna of the wilderness through the eyes of.
FRECKLES By Gene Stratton-Porter To all good Irishmen in general and one CHARLES DARWIN PORTER in particular Characters: FRECKLES, a plucky waif who guards the Limberlost timber leases and dreams of Angels. THE SWAMP ANGEL, in whom Freckles' sweetest dream materializes. Freckles was Gene Stratton-Porter’s first novel that took place in the Limberlost Swamp. My favorite portions of the book are the descriptions of the birds, animals, flowers and plants within the swamp. The tone of this book was so syrupy-sweet that it was a little hard to take at times. Freckles () by Gene Stratton Porter is the uplifting story of a plucky waif without a name and without one hand, disabled since infancy. Raised in a Chicago orphanage, he survives abuse and harsh circumstances and grows up a brave, loyal, and hardworking young man with a true capacity for self-sacrifice.
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