A Girl of the Limberlost 1909 is a novel by Gene StrattonPorter. An immediate bestseller A Girl of the Limberlosther fourth novelestablished StrattonPorters reputation as a leading naturalist and writer of the American Midwest. Written for children and adults alike A Girl of the Limberlost is a classic tale of struggle and survival set in one of Indianas iconic wilderness regions. Elnora Comstock has always felt different. Raised on the edge of the vast Limberlost Swamp her life is forever associated with the death of her father who drowned in quicksand while her mother Katharine was going into labor. Despite this tragedy her mother has maintained a reverence for the swamp refusing to sell their land for timber or mineral rights like most of her neighbors have done. Now a teenager Elnora struggles to connect with other high schoolers most of whom are unaccustomed to the rhythms of the natural world. Mired in poverty she refuses to give up soon excelling in her classes and becoming an accomplished violinist. Nevertheless she still feels she must prove herself to her mother who remains stuck in the past.Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.