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
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Wherein Elnora Goes to High School, and Learns Many Lessons not Found in Her Books
35:04 - Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Wherein Wesley and Margaret Go Shopping, and Elnora's Wardrobe Is Replenished
16:48 - Chapter 3
Chapter 3: Wherein Elnora Visits the Bird Woman, and Opens a Bank Account
18:58 - Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Wherein the Sintons Are Disappointed, and Mrs. Comstock Learns that She Can Laugh
38:08 - Chapter 5
Chapter 5: Wherein Elnora Receives a Warning and Billy Appears on the Scene
22:17 - Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Indulges in 'Frills,' and Billy Reappears
29:23 - Chapter 7
Chapter 7: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Manipulates Margaret, and Billy Acquires a Residence
43:02 - Chapter 8
Chapter 8: Wherein the Limberlost Tempts Elnora, and Billy Buries His Father
11:38 - Chapter 9
Chapter 9: Wherein Elnora Discovers a Violin, and Billy Disciplines Margaret
23:03 - Chapter 10
Chapter 10: Wherein Elnora Has More Financial Troubles, and Mrs. Comstock Again Hears the Song of the Limberlost
31:33 - Chapter 11
Chapter 11: Wherein Elnora Graduates, and Freckles and the Angel Send Gifts
26:49 - Chapter 12
Chapter 12: Wherein Margaret Sinton Reveals a Secret, and Mrs. Comstock Possesses the Limberlost
42:06 - Chapter 13
Chapter 13: Wherein Mother Love Is Bestowed on Elnora, and She Finds an Assistant in Moth Hunting
25:48 - Chapter 14
Chapter 14: Wherein a New Position Is Tendered Elnora, and Philip Ammon Is Shown Limberlost Violets
20:15 - Chapter 15
Chapter 15: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Faces the Almighty, and Philip Ammon Writes a Letter
22:21 - Chapter 16
Chapter 16: Wherein the Limberlost Sings for Ammon, and the Talking Trees Tell Great Secrets
17:37 - Chapter 17
Chapter 17: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Dances in the Moonlight, and Elnora Makes a Confession
22:57 - Chapter 18
Chapter 18: Wherein Mrs. Comstock Experiments with Rejuvenation, and Elnora Teaches Natural History
17:29 - Chapter 19
Chapter 19: Wherein Philip Ammon Gives a Ball in Honour of Edith Carr, and Hart Henderson Appears on the Scene
21:49 - Chapter 20
Chapter 20: Wherein the Elder Ammon Offers Advice, and Edith Carr Experiences Regrets
13:16 - Chapter 21
Chapter 21: Wherein Philip Ammon Returns to the Limberlost, and Elnora Studies the Situation
25:09 - Chapter 22
Chapter 22: Wherein Philip Ammon Kneels to the Queen of Love, and Chicago Comes to the Limberlost
30:43 - Chapter 23
Chapter 23: Wherein Elnora Reaches a Decision, and Freckles and the Angel Appear
20:11 - Chapter 24
Chapter 24: Wherein Edith Carr Wages a Battle and Hart Henderson Stands Guard
19:20 - Chapter 25
Chapter 25: Wherein Philip Finds Elnora, and Edith Carr Offers a Yellow Emperor
32:29