Freckles (novel)

Freckles
Title page for Freckles (1904)
AuthorGene Stratton-Porter
IllustratorE. Stetson Crawford
LanguageEnglish
Genre
PublisherGrosset & Dunlap
Publication date
1904
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages352

Freckles is a 1904 novel written by the American writer and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter. It is primarily set in the Limberlost Swamp area of Indiana, with brief scenes set in Chicago. The title character also appears briefly in Porter's A Girl of the Limberlost. The novel is marked by its frequent, detailed, and loving descriptions of the flora and fauna of the wilderness through the eyes of its innocent protagonist.