At the Foot of the Rainbow
At the Foot of the Rainbow
By Gene Stratton-Porter
16 Sep, 2019
At the Foot of the Rainbow,” Gene Stratton-Porter's 1907 novel, uses fishing as a backdrop to tell the story of Jimmy Malone and Dannie Macnoun, who is in love with Jimmy's wife, Mary. The characters, setting, dialogue/dialect, and virtues are clas
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At the Foot of the Rainbow,” Gene Stratton-Porter's 1907 novel, uses fishing as a backdrop to tell the story of Jimmy Malone and Dannie Macnoun, who is in love with Jimmy's wife, Mary. The characters, setting, dialogue/dialect, and virtues are classic Porter; the issues and values are timeless, and the thought-provoking manner in which Stratton-Porter concludes her story leaves one considering their own lives on a deeper level. Less