A Girl of the Limberlost de Gene Stratton-Porter

A Girl of the Limberlost

Gene Stratton-Porter

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A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) by Gene Stratton Porter is the story of a poor Indiana girl Elnora Comstock who lives with her emotionally abusive mother, a stern heartless widow, at the edge of the Limberlost Swamp.pElnora attends school against her mother's wishes, fighting every inch of the way for her dream of an education, and collects and sells moths and other rare biological specimens from the swamp to pay for her schooling, books, and bare necessities. At first a laughingstock of her fellow students, Elnora persists against unfair odds, and asserts her true self.pA wonderful turn-of-the-century novel of discovery of identity, wonders of nature, friendship, family trust, love, and the process of growing up in the magical shadow of the Limberlost.

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Paperback (13)	57^.40 lei 22-36 zile
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform –	57^.40 lei 22-36 zile
Graphic Arts Books – 14 iul 2021	69^.25 lei 22-36 zile	+13^.47 lei 5-11 zile
CREATESPACE –	74^.69 lei 22-36 zile
Dover Publications – 31 mai 2007	77^.06 lei 22-36 zile
–	96^.67 lei 22-36 zile
EMPIRE BOOKS – 30 noi 2011	111^.33 lei 22-36 zile
Digireads.com – 31 dec 2006	77^.39 lei 43-57 zile
Digireads.com – 11 noi 2019	90^.17 lei 43-57 zile
SMK Books – 6 aug 2008	101^.91 lei 43-57 zile
Echo Library – 31 oct 2006	129^.08 lei 38-44 zile
Norilana Books – 4 noi 2006	131^.11 lei 43-57 zile
BENEDICTION CLASSICS – 30 noi 2010	152^.70 lei 43-57 zile
TREDITION CLASSICS – 31 oct 2011	225^.04 lei 43-57 zile
Hardback (3)	115^.46 lei 22-36 zile
Mint Editions – 28 mai 2021	115^.46 lei 22-36 zile
Benediction Classics – 29 noi 2010	219^.91 lei 43-57 zile
SMK Books – 3 apr 2018	234^.45 lei 43-57 zile

Preț

Express

Paperback (13)

57^.40 lei 22-36 zile

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform –

57^.40 lei 22-36 zile

Graphic Arts Books – 14 iul 2021

69^.25 lei 22-36 zile

+13^.47 lei 5-11 zile

CREATESPACE –

74^.69 lei 22-36 zile

Dover Publications – 31 mai 2007

77^.06 lei 22-36 zile

–

96^.67 lei 22-36 zile

EMPIRE BOOKS – 30 noi 2011

111^.33 lei 22-36 zile

Digireads.com – 31 dec 2006

77^.39 lei 43-57 zile

Digireads.com – 11 noi 2019

90^.17 lei 43-57 zile

SMK Books – 6 aug 2008

101^.91 lei 43-57 zile

Echo Library – 31 oct 2006

129^.08 lei 38-44 zile

Norilana Books – 4 noi 2006

131^.11 lei 43-57 zile

BENEDICTION CLASSICS – 30 noi 2010

152^.70 lei 43-57 zile

TREDITION CLASSICS – 31 oct 2011

225^.04 lei 43-57 zile

Hardback (3)

115^.46 lei 22-36 zile

Mint Editions – 28 mai 2021

115^.46 lei 22-36 zile

Benediction Classics – 29 noi 2010

219^.91 lei 43-57 zile

SMK Books – 3 apr 2018

234^.45 lei 43-57 zile

Notă biografică

A Girl of the Limberlost, a novel by American writer and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter, was published in August 1909. It is considered a classic of Indiana literature. It is the sequel to her earlier novel Freckles.The story takes place in Indiana, in and around the Limberlost Swamp. Even at the time, this impressive wetland region was being reduced by heavy logging, natural oil extraction and drainage for agriculture. (The swamp and forestland eventually ceased to exist, though projects since the 1990s have begun to restore a small part of it.)Patricia Raub (Senior Lecturer of American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston) notes that Stratton-Porter was "one of the most popular woman novelists of the era, who was known for her nature books and her editorials on McCall's 'Gene Stratton-Porter Page' as well as for her novels." Raub writes, "At the time of her death in 1924, more than ten million copies of her books had been sold - and four more books were published after her death.Plot summary : The novel is set in northeastern Indiana. Most of the action takes place either in or around the Limberlost, or in the nearby, fictional town of Onabasha.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. Katharine blames Elnora for his death, because her husband died while she gave birth to their daughter and could not come to his rescue.The Comstocks make money by selling eggs and other farm products, but Mrs. Comstock refuses to cut down a single tree in the forest, or to delve for oil, as the neighbors around them are doing, even though the added income would make their lives easier.