Freckles (Xist Classics), by Gene Stratton-Porter
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A young m finds more than he ever expected in the beautiful wilds of the Limberlost
“He only knew that he had lived up to his best impulse, and that is all any one can do.” ― Gene Stratton-Porter, Freckles Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter is a lovely novel about a young man who takes a job as a security guard of timberland in the Limberlost swamp. Freckles was orphaned at a young age in Chicago but discovers the love of a father and meets a woman who will change his life forever. A perfect companion to A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This ebook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it.
Freckles (Xist Classics), by Gene Stratton-Porter- Amazon Sales Rank: #530327 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-05-15
- Released on: 2015-05-15
- Format: Kindle eBook
From the Back Cover In this book a homeless waif finds his deliverance in the primeval Limberlost swamp. Maimed and abandoned as an infant, Freckles seeks a chance to prove his worth. He is given that opportunity as the guard of the precious timber of the Limberlost. In his stewardship of the woods, he finds happiness in the companionship of the birds and other wild creatures and in the love of the beautiful Swamp Angel. This moving story of courage and virtue will warm the hearts of young and old.
About the Author American novelist and photographer. Many of Porter's works became best-sellers and are famous for their vibrant depiction of natural life. She began her career as a photographer but later turned to fiction.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Tale with Strong Virtues and Nature Loving Main Characters By ChristineMM This was an assigned reading for my son's class. I started reading it aloud to him, I could not stop due to my curiosity so I read it to myself over a couple of days. It just hooked me and I wanted to find out what happened.Freckles was published in 1904. The story of the female author is interesting and worthy of a few minutes of your time. A few things I will share that are important to know about her that relate to this novel are that Stratton-Porter lived near the Limberlost Swamp in Indiana, which is the setting of this story. She was a naturalist and nature lover and was concerned over loss of habitat of the swamp; her love of the birds and wild creatures is evident in this book. Some elements of her own life are idential to the books' character: "Bird Woman".Freckles is the main character, a twenty year old man, an orphan raised in an orphanage and whose former foster parents abused him. Freckles has only one hand, a problem that makes finding paid employment difficult. Being poorly educated did not allow him to find work in certain career fields. He is homeless at the start of the story and winds up being hired by a lumber company owner to guard the Limberlost Swamp from tree poachers for a year before the trees will be harvested.Several times daily Freckles must hike the perimeter of the fenced in swamp. He spends all his time alone and soon comes to befriend the birds and wild creatures of the swamp. He rents a room in the home of an empty nester couple and they become parent figures to Freckles, especially the woman as a positive mother figure. The lumber company owner also takes a liking to him and becomes a father figure.Later Freckles comes to know Bird Woman, a naturalist who takes bird photographs and publishes articles about birds and a sixteen year old girl who is referred to as Angel. He falls in love with Angel. Later poachers come to the swamp to try to steal the trees. There is some action and adventure as Freckles tries to defend the property he is paid to protect. An accident occurs. Freckles is still unhappy about his past and hates thinking that his parents abused him so badly that it caused the loss of his hand. I can't tell you more or the story will be spoiled.While the book has some progressive ideas with its two powerful and strong female characters (which is fine by me) it otherwise is an old-fashioned book with characters full of positive character traits. The Bad Guys are clearly full of sin and devoid of worthy character traits, it's all quite black and white. I can see why so many Christian homeschoolers have their children read books by Stratton-Porter.My only complaint is the romantic love part is a bit saccharine and predictable, but I let this go since I did enjoy the story. This is also a G rated tale, something else that most parents will like. The peck kisses near the end are pretty tame by today's standards!The book is infused with an appreciation for wild plants, trees, and wild creatures. One unresolved problem for me was that Freckles came to love the swamp but how much destruction his father figure lumber company owner will inflict on the swamp was skirted. It was briefly stated that the land may wind up being clear cut and used for farm land, which is what happened in real life to The Limberlost Swamp. I felt that Freckles should have been angry or worried about this issue.This book is available as a free eBook download from Amazon.com. You probably can read it free online somewhere. It is also available as a softcover book.I rate this book 5 stars = I Love It.Gene Stratton-Porter also wrote A Girl of the Limberlost which has a naturalist girl main character also set in The Limberlost Swamp so if you have a girl or want to read more about the swamp, check out that book.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Not My Cup of Tea...Err, 'Tree'. By jbtandem I read this book for school with my literature class over the span of 2 weeks. While I thought it went off to a good start, as the chapters wore on I became less and less impressed. First, I began to realize that Freckles was simply too perfect. Yes, he has an arm lopped off, but his personality and way of going about things is almost to the extent of a Gary-Stu. The way he spends quiet days in the forest he loves, guarding anything precious to him with a fierce passion...while it's a fairly good role model, it's extremely boring to read. The poor lad lacks originality. The Swamp Angel...to be blunt, I despised every scene she was in. If Freckles is a Gary-Stu, then in the light of her he's a normal guy. Her only flaw is being absolutely perfect. At the resolution of the book, I nearly screamed. I shan't give anything away, but let's simply say that it's a perfect end to a sickeningly perfect story. Yeah, yeah...it's a classic romantic story, just not my sort of thing. It's like a really mushy cereal. Some people like that, and that's okay. But in my taste, mushiness is just a substitution for filling. Alright...I don't know anyone who likes mushy cereal. Maybe that wasn't the best analogy in the world.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. "Classic" receives "D" By LP King Even as I write this, I toy with a "C minus" rating for dear Gene Stratton Porter. Porter was a turn of the century writer and naturalist who rightly receives credit for the impact she had on conservation in Indiana. I also have a lot of reverence for classic literature, and while I appreciate what Porter was trying to do with this book, I have to be honest with my readers (all two of them) that this novel sadly does not quite stand the test of time.My 5th grade daughter and I read this aloud together and I feel it is an example of a classic that would truly benefit from an update and an abridgment. While the plot is slow in developing, the chief drawback is the dated language, which is probably fixable.The main story concerns a disabled, orphaned young man ("Freckles") who finds a job and home protecting lumber interests in the massive Indiana swamp/forest known as the Limberlost. Freckles is mostly disabled by his own low self-esteem, however, and despite his meaningful job and caring friends, he still questions his worth in life.Even "The Swamp Angel," object of Freckles affection and unattainable daughter of the wealthy "Man of Affairs," is unable to convince Freckles of his value and her unconditional love. Porter solves this conflict by providing miraculous proof of Freckles parentage. Not only does she provide this solution at the last possible moment, she also provides the miracle of a rags to riches story.read more at [...]
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