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A novel, 1909

A Girl of the Limberlost

Gene Stratton-Porter

Elnora Comstock wants an education and a life beyond her impoverished home near the Limberlost swamp.

25 chapters · about 8 hours

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How it begins

“Elnora Comstock, have you lost your senses?” demanded the angry voice of Katharine Comstock while she glared at her daughter.

Chapter 1: Wherein Elnora Goes to High School and Learns Many Lessons Not Found in Her BooksKeep reading →

About the book

Length

25 chapters

First published

1909

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Contents

  1. Chapter 1: Wherein Elnora Goes to High School and Learns Many Lessons Not Found in Her Books25 min
  2. Chapter 2: Wherein Wesley and Margaret Go Shopping, and Elnora’s Wardrobe Is Replenished12 min
  3. Chapter 3: Wherein Elnora Visits the Bird Woman, and Opens a Bank Account14 min
  4. Chapter 4: Wherein the Sintons Are Disappointed, and Mrs. Comstock Learns That She Can Laugh30 min
  5. Chapter 5: Wherein Elnora Receives a Warning, and Billy Appears on the Scene17 min
  6. Chapter 6: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Indulges in “Frills,” and Billy Reappears23 min
  7. Chapter 7: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Manipulates Margaret and Billy Acquires a Residence32 min
  8. Chapter 8: Wherein the Limberlost Tempts Elnora, and Billy Buries His Father9 min
  9. Chapter 9: Wherein Elnora Discovers a Violin, and Billy Disciplines Margaret17 min
  10. Chapter 10: Wherein Elnora Has More Financial Troubles, and Mrs. Comstock Again Hears the Song of the Limberlost25 min
  11. Chapter 11: Wherein Elnora Graduates, and Freckles and the Angel Send Gifts20 min
  12. Chapter 12: Wherein Margaret Sinton Reveals a Secret, and Mrs. Comstock Possesses the Limberlost33 min
  13. Chapter 13: Wherein Mother Love Is Bestowed on Elnora, and She Finds an Assistant in Moth Hunting20 min
  14. Chapter 14: Wherein a New Position Is Tendered Elnora, and Philip Ammon Is Shown Limberlost Violets15 min
  15. Chapter 15: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Faces the Almighty, and Philip Ammon Writes a Letter17 min
  16. Chapter 16: Wherein the Limberlost Sings for Philip, and the Talking Trees Tell Great Secrets14 min
  17. Chapter 17: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Dances in the Moonlight, and Elnora Makes a Confession18 min
  18. Chapter 18: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Experiments with Rejuvenation, and Elnora Teaches Natural History13 min
  19. Chapter 19: Wherein Philip Ammon Gives a Ball in Honour of Edith Carr, and Hart Henderson Appears on the Scene17 min
  20. Chapter 20: Wherein the Elder Ammon Offers Advice, and Edith Carr Experiences Regrets11 min
  21. Chapter 21: Wherein Philip Ammon Returns to the Limberlost, and Elnora Studies the Situation20 min
  22. Chapter 22: Wherein Philip Ammon Kneels to Elnora, and Strangers Come to the Limberlost23 min
  23. Chapter 23: Wherein Elnora Reaches a Decision, and Freckles and the Angel Appear16 min
  24. Chapter 24: Wherein Edith Carr Wages a Battle, and Hart Henderson Stands Guard14 min
  25. Chapter 25: Wherein Philip Finds Elnora, and Edith Carr Offers a Yellow Emperor25 min

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