About Freckles & A Girl of the Limberlost “All about her lay flower-brocaded grasses, behind a deep green background of the forest, while the sun slowly sifted gold from heaven to burnish her hair.” Freckles & A Girl of the Limberlost is a 2-book collection of novels by American author Gene Stratton-Porter. Considered classics of Indiana literature, both novels showcase the author’s vivid and poetic writing style, as well as her love of the natural world and the beauty of the wilderness. Freckles (1904) follows the story of a young man hired to guard a section of Indiana timberland. In these works, Stratton-Porter explores themes such as the power of nature, the importance of perseverance, and the transformative power of love. A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) is a novel about a young girl named Elnora who lives near the Limberlost swamp in Indiana.