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STORIES OF RARE CHARM BYGENE STRATTON-PORTER
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_THE HARVESTER_ Illustrated by W. L. Jacobs
"The Harvester," David Langston, is a man of the woods and fields, whodraws his living from the prodigal hand of Mother Nature herself. If thebook had nothing in it but the splendid figure of this man, with hissure grip on life, his superb optimism, and his almost miraculousknowledge of nature secrets, it would be notable. But when the Girlcomes to his "Medicine Woods," and the Harvester's whole sound, healthy,large outdoor being realizes that this is the highest point of lifewhich has come to him--there begins a romance, troubled and interrupted,yet of the rarest idyllic quality.
_FRECKLES._ Decorations by E. Stetson Crawford
Freckles is a nameless waif when the tale opens, but the way in which hetakes hold of life; the nature friendships he forms in the greatLimberlost Swamp; the manner in which everyone who meets him succumbs tothe charm of his engaging personality; and his love-story with "TheAngel" are full of real sentiment.
_A GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST._ Illustrated by Wladyslaw T. Brenda.
The story of a girl of the Michigan woods; a buoyant, lovable type ofthe self-reliant American. Her philosophy is one of love and kindnesstowards all things; her hope is never dimmed. And by the sheer beauty ofher soul, and the purity of her vision, she wins from barren andunpromising surroundings those rewards of high courage.
It is an inspiring story of a life worth while and the rich beauties ofthe out-of-doors are strewn through all its pages.
_AT THE FOOT OF THE RAINBOW._ Illustrations in colors by Oliver Kemp.Design and decorations by Ralph Fletcher Seymour.
The scene of this charming, idyllic love story is laid in CentralIndiana. The story is one of devoted friendship, and tenderself-sacrificing love; the friendship that gives freely without return,and the love that seeks first the happiness of the object. The novel isbrimful of the most beautiful word painting of nature, and its pathosand tender sentiment will endear it to all.
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