"And the bow shall be set in the cloud; and I will look upon it,
that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and
every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth."
—GENESIS, ix-16.
For several years Doubleday, Page & Company have been receivingrepeated requests for information about the life and books of GeneStratton-Porter. Her fascinating nature work with bird, flower, andmoth, and the natural wonders of the Limberlost Swamp, made famous asthe scene of her nature romances, all have stirred much curiosity amongreaders everywhere.
Mrs. Porter did not possess what has been called "an aptitude forpersonal publicity." Indeed, up to the present, she has discouragedquite successfully any attempt to stress the personal note. It ispractically impossible, however, to do the