The Harvester

Description:

Author of ''A Girl of the Limberlost,'' Freckles, etc. ***The Harvester (1911) by Gene Stratton Porter is the story of a Thoreau-esque idealist and naturalist and his search for the love of his dreams, the Dream Girl.*** ***David Langston, the Harvester, lives in the woods and harvests medicinal herbs which he sells for a living.*** Suddenly he encounters ***Ruth Jameson***, the real flesh-and-blood girl that had appeared to him only in his imagination. ***The Harvester woos her with all the impossible idealistic extremes of his heart, against all odds and with a selfless intensity.*** **An uplifting turn-of-the-century Indiana classic for all ages.*--Amazon***

subjects: Christian Life,  Gene Stratton-Porter,  History,  Historical,  Fiction,  Classic,  Adult,  YA,  Young adult,  American,  Literature,  Book,  Novel,  Hardcover,  Paperback,  audio-book,  e-book,  Kindle,  Forest,  Nature,  Harvesting,  Medicinal,  Herbs,  Herbalist,  Income,  Idealistic,  Romance,  Fiction, general,  Indiana, fiction,  Plant collectors,  Human-animal relationships

People: (Fictional Characters) : David Langston,  Ruth Jameson,  Granny Moreland,  Dr. Carey,  Mrs. Carey,  Dr. Harmon,  Molly Barnet,  Henry Jameson,  Alexander Herron,  Mrs. Herron

Places: Indiana

Times: 20th Century / 1911