Audiobooks Published 1900 onward A Girl of the Limberlost (version 2)
A Girl of the Limberlost (version 2)

A Girl of the Limberlost (version 2)

by Gene STRATTON-PORTER (1863 - 1924)

Set in the Limberlost swamp of Indiana, A Girl of the Limberlost follows Elnora Comstock through struggles and triumphs as she seeks education and the mother love she has always been denied. - Summary by Patience Charles


Chapter 1: Wherein Elnora Goes to High School, and Learns Many Lessons not Found in Her Books

Chapter 10: Wherein Elnora Has More Financial Troubles, and Mrs. Comstock Again Hears the Song of the Limberlost

Chapter 11: Wherein Elnora Graduates, and Freckles and the Angel Send Gifts

Chapter 12: Wherein Margaret Sinton Reveals a Secret, and Mrs. Comstock Possesses the Limberlost

Chapter 13: Wherein Mother Love Is Bestowed on Elnora, and She Finds an Assistant in Moth Hunting

Chapter 14: Wherein a New Position Is Tendered Elnora, and Philip Ammon Is Shown Limberlost Violets

Chapter 15: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Faces the Almighty, and Philip Ammon Writes a Letter

Chapter 16: Wherein the Limberlost Sings for Ammon, and the Talking Trees Tell Great Secrets

Chapter 17: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Dances in the Moonlight, and Elnora Makes a Confession

Chapter 18: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Experiments with Rejuvenation, and Elnora Teaches Natural History

Chapter 19: Wherein Philip Ammon Gives a Ball in Honour of Edith Carr, and Hart Henderson Appears on the Scene

Chapter 2: Wherein Wesley and Margaret Go Shopping, and Elnora's Wardrobe Is Replenished

Chapter 20: Wherein the Elder Ammon Offers Advice, and Edith Carr Experiences Regrets

Chapter 21: Wherein Philip Ammon Returns to the Limberlost, and Elnora Studies the Situation

Chapter 22: Wherein Philip Ammon Kneels to the Queen of Love, and Chicago Comes to the Limberlost

Chapter 23: Wherein Elnora Reaches a Decision, and Freckles and the Angel Appear

Chapter 24: Wherein Edith Carr Wages a Battle and Hart Henderson Stands Guard

Chapter 25: Wherein Philip Finds Elnora, and Edith Carr Offers a Yellow Emperor

Chapter 3: Wherein Elnora Visits the Bird Woman, and Opens a Bank Account

Chapter 4: Wherein the Sintons Are Disappointed, and Mrs. Comstock Learns that She Can Laugh

Chapter 5: Wherein Elnora Receives a Warning and Billy Appears on the Scene

Chapter 6: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Indulges in 'Frills,' and Billy Reappears

Chapter 7: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Manipulates Margaret, and Billy Acquires a Residence

Chapter 8: Wherein the Limberlost Tempts Elnora, and Billy Buries His Father

Chapter 9: Wherein Elnora Discovers a Violin, and Billy Disciplines Margaret