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First edition of The Keeper of the Bees by Gene Stratton-Porter. Octavo, [14], 515pp. Cloth, title in navy blue on spine and cover, with color illustrations stamped on front cover. Illustrated endpapers.
The Keeper of the Bees is Stratton-Porter’s last novel and is set in 1920s California, the state she adopted as her home. The story revolves around Jamie McFarlane, a man of Scottish descent, who has been sent to a California military hospital after being severely wounded in World War I.
First edition of The Keeper of the Bees by Gene Stratton-Porter. (illustrator). First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, [14], 515pp. Cloth, title in navy blue on spine and cover, with color illustrations stamped on front cover. Illustrated endpapers.
Jan 1, 2021 · Porter's novel recounts the life of James Lewis MacFarlane, a young WWI veteran who escapes from a military hospital to avoid being sent to a tubercular isolation camp and who eventually finds himself at work aiding a beekeeper.
- Gene Stratton-Porter
A book about bees from a beekeeper which further explores humanity's understanding of bees and bee lore from antiquity to today, encountering a wide spectrum of beekeepers and with so much more about the world of apiculture.
Oct 22, 1991 · The Keeper of the Bees. Gene Stratton-Porter. Indiana University Press, Oct 22, 1991- Fiction- 515 pages. Set in the author's adopted home of California in the 1920s, this is Gene...
Jan 1, 2021 · Porter's novel recounts the life of James Lewis MacFarlane, a young WWI veteran who escapes from a military hospital to avoid being sent to a tubercular isolation camp and who eventually finds himself at work aiding a beekeeper.
Mar 1, 2023 · Gene Stratton Porter's optimism and confidence in nature are on full show in this distinctly American tale of adventure, hope, and healing. Many films have been influenced by it. Print length. 417 pages. Language. English. Sticky notes. On Kindle Scribe. Publisher. Revelation Press (01st Mar, 2023) Publication date. March 1, 2023. File size.
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- Gene Stratton-Porter
Oct 22, 1991 · The Keeper of the Bees (Library of Indiana Classics) Paperback – October 22, 1991. Set in the author's adopted home of California in the 1920s, this is Gene Stratton-Porter's last novel, a story filled with wisdom, a love of nature, and her own abiding optimism.
- Gene Stratton-Porter
Oct 22, 1991 · Set in the author's adopted home of California in the 1920s, this is Gene Stratton-Porter's last novel, a story filled with wisdom, a love of nature, and her own abiding optimism. In it a Master Bee Keeper, his bees, and the natural beauty of California restore a wounded World War I veteran to health.
- Hardcover
- Gene Stratton-Porter
