Monday, February 12, 2018

Collection of a completist: Many editions of prolific Indiana writer Gene Stratton-Porter


Completists, whether in books or other collectibles, tend to want to find every conceivable version of whatever their passion might be. We've recently acquired the handiwork of a completist of the works of Indiana writer Gene Stratton-Porter, whose writing and activism led to the protection of wetlands and other natural areas as well as wildlife in the Hoosier State.

Gene Stratton-Porter is probably best known for her novels like A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) and The Magic Garden (1927). In this collection, there are copies of her first credited novel, The Song of the Cardinal (1903), as well as one titled Strike at Shane's, which some scholars think was actually her first novel. It was published anonymously in 1893, and it was never acknowledged by Statton-Porter herself. Still, our earnest collector added it to inventory.

We're having a marvelous time poring over the various editions as well as the non-fiction works. There's even a bibliography included in the collection as well. If you're a fan of Gene Stratton-Porter, or even if you think you might want to become one, we urge you to come by and take a look at this amazing collection. There are a couple of photos below that give you but a glimpse of what we have.

Statton-Porter was an honored daughter of Indiana, and remains so today, though in her later years she ventured out to Hollywood, set up a movie studio to produce her stories on film, and built a home there that she never lived in because of an untimely death after a traffic accident with a streetcar in Los Angeles.


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