A Girl of the Limberlost: A Novel of Nature, Independence, and Coming of Age - Hardcover

Stratton-Porter, Gene

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1515435652 ISBN 13: 9781515435655

Publisher: SMK Books, 2023

Synopsis

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women. In the mid-1860s, Alcott wrote passionate, fiery novels and sensational stories. She also produced wholesome stories for children, and after their positive reception, she did not generally return to creating works for adults. Alcott continued to write until her death.

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About the Author

Gene Stratton-Porter (1863-1924) was an American novelist, naturalist, photographer, and conservationist whose fiction drew heavily on the landscapes, wildlife, and rural communities of Indiana. Born Geneva Grace Stratton in Wabash County, Indiana, she developed a lifelong interest in birds, insects, plants, and wetlands, and much of her best-known work reflects close observation of the natural world. Her writing helped bring the Limberlost Swamp and other Midwestern environments into popular fiction at a time when many such habitats were being drained, cleared, and transformed.Stratton-Porter became one of the most widely read American authors of the early twentieth century. Her novels often combine romance, moral testing, family conflict, self-reliance, and detailed nature description, giving her work strong appeal to both general readers and younger audiences. Her best-known books include Freckles, A Girl of the Limberlost, The Harvester, Laddie, and Michael O'Halloran. In addition to her fiction, she wrote nature studies and produced wildlife photography, making her an important figure in the overlap between popular literature, conservation awareness, and American regional writing.

Edition details

• Publisher: SMK Books
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1515435652
• ISBN 13: 9781515435655
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256