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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.
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Feb 6, 2017 · by Gene Stratton-Porter (Author) 4.5 1,329 ratings. See all formats and editions. The very last novel that Gene Stratton-Porter wrote before her death. The tale of a wounded World War I veteran, a beekeeper and an impish tomboy all helped by each other.
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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.
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Jun 7, 2024 · In The Keeper of the Bees, Gene Stratton Porter tells the heartwarming story of a wounded World War I veteran who finds healing and purpose in a coastal bee farm. Through his Through his journey of recovery, friendship, and connection with nature, Porter crafts a timeless tale of hope, renewal, and the restorative power of the natural world.
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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.
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Mar 17, 2022 · The keeper of the bees. by. Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924. Publication date. 1991. Topics. Beekeepers -- Fiction, Bee culture -- Fiction, Indiana -- Fiction. Publisher. Bloomington : Indiana University Press.
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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.
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The tale of a wounded World War I veteran, a beekeeper and an impish tomboy all helped by each other. A book that examines the healing power that nature and kindness can have upon someone's life. Gene Stratton Porter's optimism and confidence in nature are on full show in this distinctly American tale of adventure, hope, and healing.
The Keeper of the Bees. Gene Stratton-Porter. Doubleday, Page, 1925 - American fiction - 515 pages. World War I veteran escapes from hospital to avoid being sent to tubercular isolation...
