Gene Stratton-Porter (1863-1924) was an American author. She was also a wildlife photographer and amateur naturalist. Gene was one of the first women to start a movie studio and production company. She set her novels in the central Indiana wetlands and swamps, which is where she would photograph.

Gene Stratton-Porter made her debut as a published author in 1893 with The Strike at Shane’s, which she published anonymously. The first book she published under her own name was The Song of the Cardinal. Below is a list of Gene Stratton-Porter’s books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Limberlost Books

Freckles (1904)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Girl of the Limberlost (1909)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Strike at Shane's (1893)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Song of the Cardinal (1906)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
At the Foot of the Rainbow (1907)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Harvester (1911)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Laddie (1913)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Michael O'Halloran (1915)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Daughter of the Land (1918)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Her Father's Daughter (1921)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The White Flag (1923)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Keeper of the Bees (1925)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Magic Garden (1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Poetry Collections

The Fire Bird (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Jesus of the emerald (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

What I have done with birds (1907)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Birds of the Bible (1909)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Music of the Wild (1910)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Moths of the Limberlost with Original Photographs (1912)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
After the Flood (1912)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Birds of the Limberlost (1914)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Friends In Feathers (1917)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Homing With the Birds (1919)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wings (1924)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tales You Won't Believe (1925)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Let Us Highly Resolve (1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Experiences in Observing and Photographing Birds (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Coming Through the Swamp (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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Gene Stratton-Porter Synopses: The Harvester is a standalone novel by Gene Stratton-Porter. David Langston lives a simple life harvesting medicinal herbs to sell in the city. He believes that he has all that he needs in life, that is until he meets Ruth and everything changes.

Laddie is based on author Gene Stratton-Porter’s own life. It tells the story of “little sister.” The youngest of eleven, she is unwanted in the beginning. The brother who loved her most, and whom she loved most in the world, is Laddie. She is almost lonely, and it’s hard for her to study, so her comfort is nature. In an unforgettable way, which is funny and sad, little sister tells us her story.

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