Gene Stratton-Porter (1863–1924)
Auteur van A Girl of the Limberlost
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Geneva Grace Stratton was born on a farm in Wabash County, Indiana in 1863. Stratton attended public schools. At an early age she roamed the countryside and developed a lively interest in nature and wildlife. In 1874 the family moved to the city of Wabash. She stayed in school until she was almost toon meer twenty, but did not receive a high school diploma. After an accident Stratton met during her recovery Charles Darwin Porter, a pharmacist from Geneva. He was 13 years her senior, but they were married in 1886. After oil was discovered on some farmland Mr. Porter owned, the Porters built a large house on the edge of the Limberlost swamp, a natural preserve for wild plants, moths, and birds. Stratton-Porter began to photograph birds and animals of the Swamp. Her early photographs appeared in the magazines Recreation and Outing. In 1901 she published her first piece of fiction in Metropolitan magazine. Stratton-Porter made her debut with The Song of the Cardinal. The next story, Freckles, about an orphan who gets a job as a timber guard in Limberlost, became a success. The book was made into a film in 1935 and 1960. During World War I Stratton-Porter moved to California. She wrote editorials for McCall's magazine and founded in 1922 Gene Stratton Porter film company to produce movies of her books. Stratton-Porter died on December 6, 1924, in Los Angeles, from injuries following a traffic accident when her limousine was hit by a trolley car. She was buried in Hollywood Cemetery in California. Her book, The Keeper of the Bees was posthumously published. The book was filmed in 1935. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: Ball State University
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Homing with birds: a history of a lifetime of personal experience with the birds (1919) 11 exemplaren
Gene Stratton-Porter's Collected Works: A Girl Of The Limberlost, Laddie, A Daughter of the Land, Freckles, and More!(… (2013) 8 exemplaren
Gene Stratton-Porter: The Natural Wonder, Surviving Photographs of the Great Limberlost Swamp (1940) 6 exemplaren
Gene Stratton-Porter Collection: A Girl of the Limberlost, Freckles, Laddie, The Harvester, A Daughter of the Land, At… (2016) 5 exemplaren
Rare Gene Stratton-Porter AT THE FOOT OF THE RAINBOW Oliver Kemp Grosset & Dunlap [Hardcover] Gene Stratton-Porter 3 exemplaren
The Best of Gene Stratton-Porter 2 exemplaren
A Girl of the Limberlost and Other Stories 2 exemplaren
Freckles and Other Stories 2 exemplaren
MICHEL O’HALLORAN 1 exemplaar
Dear 1 exemplaar
Gene Stratton-Porter MICHAEL O'HALLORAN 1916 Grosset & Dunlap, NY w/Ephemera [Hardcover] unknown 1 exemplaar
GB Girl of the Limberlost, A 1 exemplaar
I kamp med livet 1 exemplaar
Lykkefjæren 1 exemplaar
FRECKLES 1 exemplaar
Gene Stratton-Porter Works- A Girl Of The Limberlost Freckles Her Father's Daughter of the Land Harvester Laddie… (2015) 1 exemplaar
A Girl of the Limber lost (Illustrated edition) 1 exemplaar
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- Stratton-Porter, Geneva
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- Stratton Porter, Geneva
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Porter, Geneva Stratton - Geboortedatum
- 1863-08-17
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1924-12-06
- Graflocatie
- Gene Stratton Porter State Historic Site, Nobel County, Indiana, USA
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Wabash County, Indiana, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Geneva, Indiana, USA - Beroepen
- photographer
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writer - Relaties
- Stratton-Porter, Jeanette (daughter)
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- In addition to writing works of natural history and her wildlife photography based largely on the Limberlost region of Indiana, Gene Stratton-Porter was a popular romantic novelist. Her books novels were translated into numerous languages, as well as Braille.
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A Daughter of the Land door Gene Stratton-Porter
Kate Bates, as the youngest child, and female, in a large prosperous farm family, has been designated as her mother's helper in old age. Kate finds this unfair since all of the brothers have been given land and the older sisters sent to teacher training. With the help of a nephew and sister-in-law, she defies her parents, becomes a teacher, and leaves home. Her real ambition, however, is to own and cultivate a large farm. After rejecting the easy path to her dream, she suffers through a bad marriage but ultimately acquires her land and achieves happiness.… (meer)
If you want a physical copy of this fine story (and not an independently published one), it is published by Indiana University Press.
Freckles was discovered on the doorstep of a Chicago orphanage, badly beaten and missing a hand. He yearns for the fulfillment of useful work, and at Indiana's Limberlost Swamp, his grit and determination win him the difficult, dangerous job of guarding a valuable stand of timber. Faithful and brave in his daily tasks, Freckles comes to appreciate the beauty and majesty of the natural world amid the wetlands' sights, sounds, and silences.
As nature works miracles in the boy's lonely, starved heart, Freckles meets a kind and gentle girl who collects specimens for a wildlife photographer. Despite his growing love for his Swamp Angel, Freckles feels himself far below her station -- until the opportunity arises for him to prove his true worth.… (meer)
As nature works miracles in the boy's lonely, starved heart, Freckles meets a kind and gentle girl who collects specimens for a wildlife photographer. Despite his growing love for his Swamp Angel, Freckles feels himself far below her station -- until the opportunity arises for him to prove his true worth.… (meer)
Ugh...had to DNF at page 25. This story is an excellent example of Vaguebooking long before Facebook was ever created. It reminds me of one of those long, irritating rants by that high school acquaintance from 20 years ago who still hasn't figured out life doesn't owe her anything. Puke. Gotta chuck it.
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