Books in the Library of Indiana Classics series

Describes the adventures of a young boy growing up in early nineteenth-century rural Indiana. This is a book for children or adults who love nature and tales of early pioneer life.

Tells the story of an impoverished young girl, Elnora Comstock, growing up on the edge of the Limberlost swamp.

Gene Stratton-Porter's tale of a plucky, orphaned newspaper boy is now back in print!

Talks about the adventures of 10-year-old Penrod Schofield. Penrod's sidekick is Samuel Williams, and together they improvise, causing general mischief and disorder wherever they go. In picaresque fashion, a fencing battle takes them all through the neighborhood. This is a nostalgic look at turn-of-the-century Indiana.

Tells the story of the Robinson family during the Great Depression in Greene County, Indiana. Seely Robinson is the tenacious 11-year-old heroine, and it is from her perspective that the story is told.

The time is 1813, during America's last war with England; the place is the Ohio Valley, the thickly wooded highway of western settlement. Wolves still howl at midnight on village greens. Each log cabin is a fortress, and no one travels without a knife and gun. This is an adventure story set in the backwoods of the Ohio Valley frontier.

First published in 1883, this charming book includes many of James Whitcomb Riley's signature poems, including "e;Thoughts fer the Discuraged Farmer"e; and "e;When the Frost Is on the Punkin."e; Also graced by noted Brown County artist Will Vawter's folksy illustrations of farm scenes from our past, this Library of Indiana Classics edition faithfully reproduces the 1905 edition. A must-have for Riley enthusiasts everywhere, it offers a warm look at how farm life was depicted over a century ago.