The Harvester

by Gene Stratton-Porter

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781934169445
Publisher:	Norilana Books
Publication date:	01/10/2007
Pages:	388
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Gene (born Geneva) Stratton-Porter is one of Indiana's most famous authors. She was an independent woman, an accomplished naturalist, and a born storyteller. Born near Wabash, Indiana, she died in a streetcar accident in Los Angeles at the height of her movie production career.

Table of Contents

Volume 1
	Characters	vii
	Contents	ix
Chapter I.	Belshazzar's Decision	1
Chapter II.	The Effect of a Dream	29
Chapter III.	Harvesting the Forest	57
Chapter IV.	A Commission for the South Wind	85
Chapter V.	When the Harvester Made Good	115
Chapter VI.	To Labour and to Wait	149
Chapter VII.	The Quest of the Dream Girl	179
Chapter VIII.	Belshazzar's Record Point	215
Chapter IX.	The Harvester Goes Courting	263
Chapter X.	The Chime of the Blue Bells	291
Chapter XI.	Demonstrated Courtship	343
Chapter XII.	"The Way of a Man with a Maid"	377
Chapter XIII.	When the Dream Came True	421
Volume 2
	Characters	vii
	Contents	ix
Chapter XIV.	Snowy Wings	1
Chapter XV.	The Harvester Interprets Life	25
Chapter XVI.	Granny Moreland's Visit	77
Chapter XVII.	Love Invades Science	163
Chapter XVIII.	The Better Man	217
Chapter XIX.	A Vertical Spine	275
Chapter XX.	The Man in the Background	347
Chapter XXI.	The Coming of the Bluebird	411