Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter

"Freckles" by Gene Stratton-Porter is a novel written in 1904. A young orphan with only one hand takes a job guarding valuable timber in Indiana's Limberlost Swamp. Initially terrified of the wilderness, Freckles gradually falls in love with nature's beauty while facing threats from timber thieves. His courage is tested when he encounters a mysterious girl he calls the Swamp Angel, and discovers deeper connections with his employer McLean, who offers him something he's never had—family. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924
Title Freckles
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freckles_(novel)
Credits An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Orphans -- Fiction
Subject People with disabilities -- Fiction
Subject Indiana -- Fiction
Subject Swamps -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 111
Release Date
Last Update Mar 6, 2025
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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