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Stratton-Porter, Gene,
1863-1924.
A girl of the Limberlost /
Gene Stratton-Porter.
Seven Treasures Publications,
2010.
232 p.
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c1909.
Wherein Elnora goes to high school and learns many lessons not found in her books -- Wherein Wesley and Margaret go shopping and Elnora's wardrobe is replenished -- Wherein Elnora visits the bird woman and opens a bank account -- Wherein the Sintons are disappointed and Mrs. Comstock learns that she can laugh -- Wherein Elnora receives a warning and Billy appears on the scene -- Wherein Mrs. Comstock indulges in frills and Billy reappears -- Wherein Mrs. Comstock manipulates Margaret and Billy acquires a residence -- Wherein the Limberlost tempts Elnora and Billy buries his father -- Wherein Elnora discovers a violin and Billy disciplines Margaret -- Wherein Elnora has more financial troubles and Mrs. Comstock again hears the song of the Limberlost -- Wherein Elnora graduates and Freckles and the Angel send gifts -- Wherein Margaret Sinton reveals a secret and Mrs. Comstock possesses the Limberlost -- Wherein Mother Love is bestowed on Elnora and she finds an assistant in moth hunting -- Wherein a new position is tendered Elnora and Philip Ammon is shown Limberlost violets -- Wherein Mrs. Comstock faces the Almighty and Philip Ammon writes a letter -- Wherein the Limberlost sings for Ammon and the talking trees tell great secrets -- Mrs. Comstock dances in the moonlight and Elnora makes a confession -- Wherein Mrs. Comstock experiments with rejuvenation and Elnora teaches natural history -- Wherein Philip Ammon gives a ball in honour of Edith Carr and Hart Henderson appears on the scene -- Wherein the Elder Ammon offers advice and Edith Carr experiences regrets -- Wherein Philip Ammon returns to the Limberlost and Elnora studies the situation -- Wherein Philip Ammon kneels to the Queen of Love and Chicago comes to the Limberlost -- Wherein Elnora reaches a decision and Freckles and the Angel appear -- Wherein Edith Carr wages a battle and Hart Henderson stands guard -- Wherein Philip finds Elnora and Edith Carr offers a yellow Emperor.
Deeply wounded by her embittered mother's lack of sympathy for her aspirations, Elnora finds comfort in the nearby Limberlost Swamp, whose beauty and rich abundance provide her with the means to better her life.
Mothers and daughters
Fiction.
Indiana
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