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A girl of the limberlost

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 the Limberlost in which she has grown up. When logging trucks and oil rigs begin to dominate the landscape she loves, Elnora draws a line in the sand and chooses a different life for herself and her family. Will she be able to scrape by without the easy money that these endeavors would surely provide?

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  • "Project Gutenberg etext of A girl of the Limberlost"@en
  • "Laddie: a true blue story"@en
  • "Laddie"@en
  • "Gene Stratton-Porter : a girl of the Limberlost"

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  • "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 the Limberlost in which she has grown up. When logging trucks and oil rigs begin to dominate the landscape she loves, Elnora draws a line in the sand and chooses a different life for herself and her family. Will she be able to scrape by without the easy money that these endeavors would surely provide?"@en
  • "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 the Limberlost in which she has grown up. When logging trucks and oil rigs begin to dominate the landscape she loves, Elnora draws a line in the sand and chooses a different life for herself and her family. Will she be able to scrape by without the easy money that these endeavors would surely provide?"
  • "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 a better life."
  • "Elnora Comstock, an impoverished young girl growing up on the edge of the Limberlost swamp in Indiana, is a lover of nature who has an opportunity to pay for her education by collecting moths."@en
  • "Elnora is determined to go to high school, but her first day there is a disaster. For solace, Elnora goes to the Limberlost, the swampy forest near her home. Its natural beauty opens up a new world to her - by giving her a way to earn money and revealing hidden family secrets."@en
  • "The novel is set in Indiana. Most of the action takes place either in or around the Limberlost Swamp, or in the nearby town of Onabasha. The novel's heroine Elnora Comstock is a poor girl who lives with her widowed mother Katharine Comstock on the edge of the Limberlost Swamp. At the beginning of the novel, Elnora is just beginning high school, where her unfashionable dress adds to her difficulty blending in with the other students."@en
  • "Elnora Comstock lives with her widowed mother at the edge of Limberlost Swamp. Her mother is harsh and critical of her daughter, but Elnora is a loving girl who befriends all creatures. She is especially drawn to the beautiful moths that flutter through the trees in Limberlost. Although Elnora longs to go to high school, she has no money to pay for tuition and books. When her cruel mother refuses to help, all seems lost, until Elnora learns she can sell the rare insects she collects. Still, her journey through high school and college will be full of challenges-and surprises. First published in 1909, Gene Stratton-Porter' s classic tale is a marvelous lesson in the powers of compassion and determination. Whether you remember this book from your childhood, or are meeting it for the first time."@en
  • "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. Elnora 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. A 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."@en
  • "Deeply wounded by her embittered mother's lack of sympathy for her aspirations, Elnora finds comfort in the nearby Limberlost Swamp, whose beauty and abundance provide her with the means to better her life."@en
  • "Elnora Comstock is a poor girl, living with her widowed mother on the edge of the Limberlost swamp. She begins high school despite lack of money and her painfully unfashionable dress. She faces cold neglect from her mother, a woman ruined by the death of her husband. Eventually, Elnor."@en
  • "A story of a girl who grows up in the Indiana woods, and who triumphs over adversity."@en
  • "Indiana girl who lives in swamp raises moths and butterflies for sale to collectors to earn high school education."
  • "Elnora finds comfort and inspiration through the flora and fauna of the Limberlost Swamp. A midwestern Cinderella story, but with no glass slipper and plenty of moths. This starts off as a young girl's struggle against her mother's virulent hatred -- and soon evolves into an enchanting little romance."@en
  • "Elnora Comstock's life seems hopeless since her mother has never been able to show her any love. In a swampy forest she uncovers many mysteries including a dark secret about her father."@en
  • "Elnora Comstock is a poor girl, living with her widowed mother on the edge of the Limberlost swamp. She begins high school despite lack of money and her painfully unfashionable dress. She faces cold neglect from her mother, a woman ruined by the death of her husband. Eventually, Elnora wins her mother's love. She then meets and falls in love with a young man who is already engaged."
  • "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."
  • "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."@en
  • "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."@en
  • "In "A Girl of the Limberlost" Elinora dreams of going to school to escape her dreary life. She succeeds, and eventually finds love but must unweave a tangled web of old secrets and misunderstandings. In "Laddie" the love between a brother and sister proves a strong bond against adversity."@en
  • "Wounded by her embittered mother's lack of sympathy for her aspirations, Elnora finds comfort in the beauty of the nearby Limberlost Swamp."@en

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  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Bildungsromans"
  • "Bildungsromans"@en
  • "American fiction"@en
  • "Young adult works"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Bildungsromane"@en
  • "Bildungsromane"
  • "Publisher's catalogues"@en
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Didactic fiction"
  • "Didactic fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Family stories"@en
  • "Family stories"
  • "Romance"
  • "Young adult fiction"@en
  • "Dust jackets (Bindings)"@en

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  • "Girl Of The Limberlost"
  • "A girl of the limberlost"
  • "A girl of the limberlost"@en
  • "A Girl of the Limberlost"@en
  • "A Girl of the Limberlost"
  • "A girl of the Limberlost"@en
  • "A girl of the Limberlost"
  • "Girl of the Limberlost"@en
  • "Girl of the Limberlost"
  • "A girl of the Limberlost. Illustrated by Wladyslaw T. Benda"@en
  • "A Girl of the Limberlost. [Abridged by Olive Jones.]"@en
  • "Girl of the limberlost"@en
  • "Girl of the limberlost, a"@en
  • "A Girl of the Limberlost . Laddie : a true blue story"@en
  • "A girl of the Limberlost ; Exclusie 2 in 1 edition combined with laddie"@en
  • "Pigen fra Limberlost : fortælling"

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