The Harvester Gene StrattonPorter 9781467900911 Books
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The Harvester Gene StrattonPorter 9781467900911 Books
Five stars all the way. Once I began reading Gene Stratton-Porter's books, I gobbled them up as quickly as I could. The Harvester is one of my favorites - possibly my very favorite.Our hero is a very interesting person who has been left alone in the world, but makes a very good living on the property left to him by his parents. He is a gatherer of herbs who has a system in place whereby he can gather, preserve and then market his products to men of medicine.
Once each year for six years, 26 year old David Langston and his faithful dog, Bel, bring up the decision of whether or not David should seek a wife. He has a good living, nice property and is an all around faithful type of man. Once again, David decides that this will not be the year he will take a wife. That is, until he has a vision of "the woman." Once he gets a glimpse of his dream woman, he begins to search her out everywhere his feet take him.
Eventually, he does spy his dream woman, but loses her while attempting to rescue a young lad from injury. Then, he finds her once again, but realizes he must move carefully lest he frighten her away. Ruth Jameson has not had an easy life and there is something in her past that she fears - apparently a debt she owes. Alone in the world following the passing of her mother, she's now in the hands of an evil uncle. David wants to help but her pride stands in the way, especially considering David is basically a stranger to her.
The description of this book indicates 283 pages, but I can't imagine these pages are typical pages - perhaps that might be the count of a fairly large hard cover book. I would say that reading from my Kindle, it felt more like a book with 500 pages at least. I mention this because from the time David and Ruth meet until the time they come together for the fulfillment of David's dream, seemed like more than 200 plus pages. But, there's such sweetness along the way that I was thoroughly engaged.
Once David is able to persuade Ruth he can provide safe harbor from her uncle if she will marry him, their journey is just beginning. For David will not pressure Ruth to take him on as her husband in the physical way - not until she is prepared to come to him as the woman in his dream. The journey will take some time and there will be time spent away from one another, but when they finally come together, everything is delicious.
This book is such a refreshing departure from the jaded HR's I typically read, I'm not sure I can go back.
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The Harvester Gene StrattonPorter 9781467900911 Books Reviews
,This author is an astonishing writer. His perfect, beautiful and utterly fantastic descriptions make you visualize, smell, taste and feel his homeland forest, river, fireplace to the point of wanting to jump on a plane and fly into his arms and life. I would read it again in a heart beat. Very few books have left this need to reread.
This was a heart-warming and educational story about life as it used to be at the turn of the 19th century. I am fascinated with the usefulness of herbs and other plants and how they are grown and used for medicinal purposes, so this was an especially interesting read about the history of growing and harvesting these plants. But that is not all!! A delightful and surprising love story is interwoven with the scientific and botanical aspects to give it a genuine and realistic framework. The virtuous morals throughout are an inspiration for all who read. Highly recommend all her books!
The paperback that arrived looks like a cheap knock-off. There are no usual fore-pages such as publishing and Library of Congress information. The print is so tiny, it's very hard to read. The outside back cover is so faded you cannot read it. Some pages are printed at a slight angle. Due to poor quality, I will be returning this book to the seller.
As to the story, I had enjoyed listening to THE HARVESTER by LibriVox audiobook on YouTube, so. I ordered this hard copy for my husband. He's not interested in reading it due to inferior print quality.
My first book to read by Gene Stratton-Porter was when my Mama gave me her copy of Freckles when I was about fourteen years old and from that time in my life each Christmas or birthday I always received another one of Mrs. Porter's books until I read all that were in print. This one, The Harvester, I had not read or heard of until I saw it on the e-book list. The Harvester is an absolutely beautiful love story that is so beautifully written that it is nearly sheer poetry. It is a book that once I started reading it, it was hard to put it down before finishing it. I'm so glad that had this book.
Greta
While I mostly enjoyed this book,I have to admit that I became downright annoyed with the character of David Langston after a while. He does indeed leave one feeling that he is too good to be true. I love his integrity, work ethic, manners, love of all things natural, and that he can build from scratch a fine china hutch in less than a week. I guess what annoyed me is that he would not let the girl of his dreams do or think anything for herself. Without a doubt, he loves her passionately. But to him, showing that love seems to mean doing everything for her, right down to choosing her clothes, toiletries, everything. He also has a difficult time letting her finish what she starts to say and loves to tell her how she feels. While enjoyable overall, it is not of the same calibre as Porter's "Freckles" and " A Girl of the Limberlost." That said, I'm going to move on the next Porter novel on my in my quest to read them all.
A very good read... It took me a few chapters to really get into the story, there were so many flowery descriptions and the main character just seems kind of odd. But after you get hooked, you can hardly put the book down. The Medicine Man begins to seem like the hero he really is, and you begin to be very intrigued with the Girl and her history. Woven into the story line is lots of information about plants and their medical uses, some of which I sort of skipped over. But if you were interested in that sort of thing, it would be a bonus, I guess. If you've read and loved Freckles and Girl of the Limberlost, I think you'll love this book too. And if you're new to Gene Stratton Porter, you'll soon be hooked!!
Five stars all the way. Once I began reading Gene Stratton-Porter's books, I gobbled them up as quickly as I could. The Harvester is one of my favorites - possibly my very favorite.
Our hero is a very interesting person who has been left alone in the world, but makes a very good living on the property left to him by his parents. He is a gatherer of herbs who has a system in place whereby he can gather, preserve and then market his products to men of medicine.
Once each year for six years, 26 year old David Langston and his faithful dog, Bel, bring up the decision of whether or not David should seek a wife. He has a good living, nice property and is an all around faithful type of man. Once again, David decides that this will not be the year he will take a wife. That is, until he has a vision of "the woman." Once he gets a glimpse of his dream woman, he begins to search her out everywhere his feet take him.
Eventually, he does spy his dream woman, but loses her while attempting to rescue a young lad from injury. Then, he finds her once again, but realizes he must move carefully lest he frighten her away. Ruth Jameson has not had an easy life and there is something in her past that she fears - apparently a debt she owes. Alone in the world following the passing of her mother, she's now in the hands of an evil uncle. David wants to help but her pride stands in the way, especially considering David is basically a stranger to her.
The description of this book indicates 283 pages, but I can't imagine these pages are typical pages - perhaps that might be the count of a fairly large hard cover book. I would say that reading from my , it felt more like a book with 500 pages at least. I mention this because from the time David and Ruth meet until the time they come together for the fulfillment of David's dream, seemed like more than 200 plus pages. But, there's such sweetness along the way that I was thoroughly engaged.
Once David is able to persuade Ruth he can provide safe harbor from her uncle if she will marry him, their journey is just beginning. For David will not pressure Ruth to take him on as her husband in the physical way - not until she is prepared to come to him as the woman in his dream. The journey will take some time and there will be time spent away from one another, but when they finally come together, everything is delicious.
This book is such a refreshing departure from the jaded HR's I typically read, I'm not sure I can go back.
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