Title: Laddie: A True Blue Story, A Daughter of the Land, The Magic Garden, At the Foot of the Rainbow
Format: Clothbound Hardcovers
Author: Gene Stratton-Porter
Illustrator: None
Year: 1913, 1918, 1927, and 1916
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company and Houghton Mifflin Company
Condition: Cover and spine wear noted especially around the edges. There is an inscription inside of the Magic Garden and a name written on the inside cover of At the Foot of the Rainbow. No other writing noted. No torn or missing pages noted. Each book is tightly bound despite the front hinges being cracked in each edition. The spines show discoloration on two of the editions - the result of years sitting on a bookshelf in the sunlight. These have been well-loved and read over the years.
If you have never read anything by Gene Stratton-Porter, you are in for a treat! Her books remind us of a gentler, slower-paced world where nature, family, and moral courage shape every choice. Her heartfelt stories celebrate independence, hard work, and faith in goodness—values that feel refreshingly grounding in today’s busy world. Reading her books is like stepping into sunlight filtered through old trees: warm, sincere, and enduringly human.
