Freckles by Gene Stratton Porter / Illustrated by Roberta Paflin / Whitman Publishing, Racine, Wisc. / 1961 / Hardcover / Juvenile/YA Fiction
Small tear at top of spine edge of cover, cover reinforced with clear binding tape. Lining paper cracked along spine edge inside cover. Binding very good. Pages yellowed consistent with age. Cover image clean and bright, pages clean throughout. Good+ overall.
Freckles is a 1904 classic novel by American writer and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter. [1]
Story Overview
The Protagonist: An unnamed, one-handed orphan raised in a harsh Chicago orphanage who goes by the nickname "Freckles."
The Setting: The wild and beautiful Limberlost Swamp in Indiana.
The Job: Freckles takes a job guarding a valuable timber lease from thieves.
The Journey: He overcomes his initial fear of the wilderness, learns to deeply love the flora and fauna, and wins the respect of the local loggers.
The Romance & Mystery: He falls in love with a kind young woman known as the "Swamp Angel" and ultimately discovers his true identity and heritage linked to an Irish peerage (Lord and Lady O'More).
Freckles by Gene Stratton Porter / Illustrated by Roberta Paflin / Whitman Publishing, Racine, Wisc. / 1961 / Hardcover / Juvenile/YA Fiction
Small tear at top of spine edge of cover, cover reinforced with clear binding tape. Lining paper cracked along spine edge inside cover. Binding very good. Pages yellowed consistent with age. Cover image clean and bright, pages clean throughout. Good+ overall.
Freckles is a 1904 classic novel by American writer and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter. [1]
Story Overview
The Protagonist: An unnamed, one-handed orphan raised in a harsh Chicago orphanage who goes by the nickname "Freckles."
The Setting: The wild and beautiful Limberlost Swamp in Indiana.
The Job: Freckles takes a job guarding a valuable timber lease from thieves.
The Journey: He overcomes his initial fear of the wilderness, learns to deeply love the flora and fauna, and wins the respect of the local loggers.
The Romance & Mystery: He falls in love with a kind young woman known as the "Swamp Angel" and ultimately discovers his true identity and heritage linked to an Irish peerage (Lord and Lady O'More).
