The Harvester

The Harvester

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The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter

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1911

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The Harvester

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"The Harvester," is a man of the woods and fields, and if the book had nothing in it but the splendid figure of this man it would be notable. But when the Girl comes to his "Medicine Woods," there begins a romance of the rarest idyllic quality.

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d up the steep hill, crowned with giant trees, whose swelling buds he could see and smell. Straight before him lay a low marsh, through which the little creek that gurgled and tumbled down hill curved, crossed the drive some distance below, and entered the lake of Lost Loons.

While the trees were bare, and when the air was clear as now, he could see the spires of Onabasha, five miles away, intervening cultivated fields, stretches of wood, the long black line of the railway, and the swampy bottom lands gradually rising to the culmination of the tree-crowned summit above him. His cocks were crowing warlike challenges to rivals on neighbouring farms. His hens were carolling their spring egg-song. In the barn yard ganders were screaming stridently. Over the lake and the cabin, with clapping snowy wings, his white doves circled in a last joy-flight before seeking their cotes in the stable loft. As the light grew fainter, the Harvester worked slower. Often he leaned against the casing, and closed his eyes to

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Over the years I have read and re-read this wonderful love story. The Harvester is a young man, a loner, who lives in the woods and harvests medicinal herbs. After seeing his Dream Girl in a vision, he begins preparing his home and life to accommodate her; and after catching a glimpse of her at the train station, he goes to extraordinary lengths to find her. This is an old-fashioned romance, honoring old-fashioned values – hard work, clean living, unselfish love. It’s a beautiful story, beautifully written.
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