Any Gene Stratton-Porter fans on here? Presenting my collection of first editions of all of her novels.
By ink_rusty
I found this really nice bookstore in Oak Park, IL, and they had a bunch of GSP books that were in good condition.
Reader discussion: A Girl of the Limberlost
Public reader discussion about A Girl of the Limberlost in the WeRead Catalog by Gene Stratton-Porter.
Old, Forgotten Books That You Discovered and Loved (or really liked)
By LUCKYLAMP
I swear some of my best reading finds are the books almost nobody brings up. Usually I stumble into them by picking up lesser-known stuff from authors I already like, not by diving into a bunch of totally random new people, since I read pretty slowly and I’ve got way too much on my TBR. I’m curious though—have any of you ever come across an older novel or short story by someone pretty forgotten, like totally by accident, and then really ended up loving it? And maybe you later tried looking it up or asking around in real life, but most people either didn’t know it or barely mentioned it. And honestly, if it’s one of those never-discussed works by a famous author, that’s fine too—I’m mostly after the weird, obscure stuff. Even if you didn’t love it, I’m still into books that were just genuinely different or interesting in a way you haven’t seen before. When I say “old,” I mean something 50–100+ years, but it could be older than that too. Thanks :)
A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter [Classics](1909)
By tealPath
I always think of this as that kids’ classic in Indiana’s swamp—the Limberlost—where nature is basically the main comfort. Elnora’s dealing with being picked on and treated badly at home, and she ends up finding some peace out in the wild parts, plus friendships and all that coming-of-age stuff (even a little romance). The whole setting feels kind of sad, though, because the swamp didn’t survive intact for long. A lot of that land got cleared and messed with for farming and other money-making projects, and the Limberlost itself got drained and torn up. I guess the story isn’t trying to preach a whole “save the environment” message, but it still kind of makes you see how fast people will destroy something valuable when there’s profit involved.