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 BooksChapter 2: Wherein Wesley and Margaret Go Shopping, and Elnora's Wardrobe Is ReplenishedChapter 3: Wherein Elnora Visits the Bird Woman, and Opens a Bank AccountChapter 4: Wherein the Sintons Are Disappointed, and Mrs. Comstock Learns that She Can LaughChapter 5: Wherein Elnora Receives a Warning and Billy Appears on the SceneChapter 6: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Indulges in 'Frills,' and Billy ReappearsChapter 7: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Manipulates Margaret, and Billy Acquires a ResidenceChapter 8: Wherein the Limberlost Tempts Elnora, and Billy Buries His FatherChapter 9: Wherein Elnora Discovers a Violin, and Billy Disciplines MargaretChapter 10: Wherein Elnora Has More Financial Troubles, and Mrs. Comstock Again Hears the Song of the LimberlostChapter 11: Wherein Elnora Graduates, and Freckles and the Angel Send GiftsChapter 12: Wherein Margaret Sinton Reveals a Secret, and Mrs. Comstock Possesses the LimberlostChapter 13: Wherein Mother Love Is Bestowed on Elnora, and She Finds an Assistant in Moth HuntingChapter 14: Wherein a New Position Is Tendered Elnora, and Philip Ammon Is Shown Limberlost VioletsChapter 15: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Faces the Almighty, and Philip Ammon Writes a LetterChapter 16: Wherein the Limberlost Sings for Ammon, and the Talking Trees Tell Great SecretsChapter 17: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Dances in the Moonlight, and Elnora Makes a ConfessionChapter 18: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Experiments with Rejuvenation, and Elnora Teaches Natural HistoryChapter 19: Wherein Philip Ammon Gives a Ball in Honour of Edith Carr, and Hart Henderson Appears on the SceneChapter 20: Wherein the Elder Ammon Offers Advice, and Edith Carr Experiences RegretsChapter 21: Wherein Philip Ammon Returns to the Limberlost, and Elnora Studies the SituationChapter 22: Wherein Philip Ammon Kneels to the Queen of Love, and Chicago Comes to the LimberlostChapter 23: Wherein Elnora Reaches a Decision, and Freckles and the Angel AppearChapter 24: Wherein Edith Carr Wages a Battle and Hart Henderson Stands GuardChapter 25: Wherein Philip Finds Elnora, and Edith Carr Offers a Yellow Emperor
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