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Freckles (1904) is a novel by Gene Stratton-Porter. An immediate bestseller, Freckles—her second novel—established Stratton-Porter’s reputation as a leading naturalist and writer of the American Midwest. Written for children and adults alike, Freckles is a classic tale of struggle and survival set in one of Indiana’s iconic wilderness regions. Raised in an orphanage, targeted for his red hair, accent, and missing right hand, Freckles grew accustomed to constant abuse. As an adult, he escapes Chicago and makes his way to the Limberlost Swamp, a vast wetland region along the Wabash River in Indiana. There, he finds work with the Grand Rapids lumber company, earning the trust of experienced woodsman McLean. Tasked with walking the perimeter of the forest to protect the company’s land from thieves, Freckles gains a reputation as a dedicated and efficient guardian of the trees. When a fight leaves him badly injured, he meets a beautiful young girl while recovering from his injuries. For the first time in his life, he knows what it is to be loved. This edition of Gene Stratton-Porter’s Freckles is a classic work of American literature reimagined for modern readers.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781513288062 |
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| Publisher: | Mint Editions |
| Publication date: | 05/28/2021 |
| Series: | Mint Editions (The Children's Library) |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 204 |
| File size: | 3 MB |
| Age Range: | 12 - 15 Years |
About the Author
Gene Stratton-Porter (1863-1924) was an American author, photographer, and naturalist. Born in Indiana, she was raised in a family of eleven children. In 1874, she moved with her parents to Wabash, Indiana, where her mother would die in 1875. When she wasn’t studying literature, music, and art at school and with tutors, Stratton-Porter developed her interest in nature by spending much of her time outdoors. In 1885, after a year-long courtship, she became engaged to druggist Charles Dorwin Porter, with whom she would have a daughter. She soon grew tired of traditional family life, however, and dedicated herself to writing by 1895. At their cabin in Indiana, she conducted lengthy studies of the natural world, focusing on birds and ecology. She published her stories, essays, and photographs in Outing, Metropolitan, and Good Housekeeping before embarking on a career as a novelist. Freckles (1904) and A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) were both immediate bestsellers, entertaining countless readers with their stories of youth, romance, and survival. Much of her works, fiction and nonfiction, are set in Indiana’s Limberlost Swamp, a vital wetland connected to the Wabash River. As the twentieth century progressed, the swamp was drained and cultivated as farmland, making Stratton-Porter’s depictions a vital resource for remembering and celebrating the region. Over the past several decades, however, thousands of acres of the wetland have been restored, marking the return of countless species to the Limberlost, which for Stratton-Porter was always “a word with which to conjure; a spot wherein to revel.”
Table of Contents
| I | Wherein Great Risks Are Taken and the Limberlost Guard Is Hired | 1 |
| II | Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends | 25 |
| III | Wherein a Feather Falls and a Soul Is Born | 51 |
| IV | Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences | 93 |
| V | Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships | 157 |
| VI | Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight | 189 |
| VII | Wherein Freckles Wins Honor and Finds a Footprint on the Trail | 217 |
| VIII | Wherein Freckles Meets a Man of Affairs and Loses Nothing by the Encounter | 233 |
| IX | Wherein the Limberlost Falls upon Mrs. Duncan and Freckles Comes to the Rescue | 265 |
| X | Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him | 281 |
| XI | Wherein the Butterflies Go on a Spree and Freckles Informs the Bird Woman | 299 |
| XII | Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack | 321 |
| XIII | Wherein the Angel Releases Freckles, and the Curse of Black Jack Falls upon Her | 359 |
| XIV | Wherein Freckles Nurses a Heartache and Black Jack Drops Out | 389 |
| XV | Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the Subject | 419 |
| XVI | Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang | 439 |
| XVII | Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body | 463 |
| XVIII | Wherein Freckles Refuses Love Without Knowledge of Honorable Birth, and the Angel Goes in Quest of it | 495 |
| XIX | Wherein Freckles Finds His Birthright and the Angel Loses Her Heart | 533 |
| XX | Wherein Freckles Returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him | 559 |