num_pages: 235
description: 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. 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. A beloved turn-of-the-century Indiana classic for all ages.
language: English
title: Freckles
titlecomplete: Freckles
genres: Fiction, Historical, Nature, Coming Of Age, Classic Literature, Young Adult, Romance, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 11327
places: Indiana
series: Limberlost
publisher: Norilana Books