Freckles

A young man finds more than he ever expected in the beautiful wilds of the Limberlost. 'He only knew that he had lived up to his best impulse, and that is all anyone can do.' Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter is a lovely novel about a young man who takes a job as a security guard of timberland in the Limberlost swamp. Freckles was orphaned at a young age in Chicago but discovers the love of a father and meets a woman who will change his life forever.