Freckles

Freckles (1904) by Gene Stratton Porter is the uplifting story of a plucky waif without a name and without one hand disabled since infancy. Raised in a Chicago orphanage he survives abuse and harsh circumstances and grows up a brave loyal and hardworking young man with a true capacity for self-sacrifice. <p>Freckles becomes a timber guard in the Limberlost swamp in Indiana and exhibits extraordinary courage and resourcefulness on the job. He also falls in love with the Swamp Angel a young girl whose beauty and kindness bring out the best in others.<p>A beloved turn-of-the-century Indiana classic for all ages.