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Moths of the Limberlost
Gene Stratton-Porter
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Although Stratton-Porter wanted to focus on nature books, it was her romantic novels that made her famous and generated the finances that allowed her to pursue her nature studies. In Moths of the Limberlost, she shares her lifelong love of the moths through a series of charming anecdotes and wonderfully descriptive passages, providing vivid detail of each stage of their life cycles.
Although Stratton-Porter wanted to focus on nature books, it was her romantic novels that made her famous and generated the finances that allowed her to pursue her nature studies. In Moths of the Limberlost, she shares her lifelong love of the moths through a series of charming anecdotes and wonderfully descriptive passages, providing vivid detail of each stage of their life cycles.
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Community Reviews
Descriptions were great for poem research.
The Limberlost is located south of Fort Wayne, Indiana. This author wrote fiction stories about the area. This one focuses on collecting moths. My copy has no photos.
I used to find this good insomnia listening because the moth descriptions were beautiful and soothing, but as I got more interested, my sympathy with the trials of moth keeping and hunting (especially anecdotes of her childhood woes in insect collecting) has made me pass this one off of my nighttime
I read this on kindle in a collection that was very inexpensive. It would have been better if I knew more about moths or if the copy I was reading had been illustrated. This isn't her usual story.
With contagious enthusiasm, Porter (1863-1924) documents the moths found at a swamp in Indiana. There are many personal, detailed accounts of finding and rearing various species.
My daughter gave me an antique copy of this many years ago, and I loved looking at all of the images as I read Freckles and Girl of the Limberlost. It is a wonderful addition to my library, and I will always cherish it. I hope that the newer editions have the same illustrations as the original.
I obtained this as part of a reading challenge I'm involved in. The Limberlost Swamp location is only a short distance from my hometown and I have always enjoyed the authors work.
The detailed descriptions she provided are beautiful! She writes, "For a confession must be made that a perforated box i