The White Flag [Hardcover]

Gene Stratton-Porter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1982

1923. Stratton-Porter was an American feminist, environmentalist, photographer and one of Indiana's most famous female authors. Many of her writings were moralistic and romantic novels. Contents: He That Was Cold and Hungry; The Gifts of Light and Song; An Inquisition According to Mahlon; Strength from Weakness; The Verdict Goes Against Jezebel; The Golden Egg; Field Mice Among the Wheat; A Secret Among the Stars; Sometimes Your Soul Shows; A Trick of the Subconscious; The Driver of the Chariot; Those Who Serve; Only Three Words; The Cloud That Grew; The Last Straw; The Eyes of Elizabeth; A Millstone and the Human Heart; A Triumph in Millinery; Rebecca Pronounces Judgment; The Decision Marcia Reached; Whatsoever a Man Sows; Behind the Lilac Wall; and The Flag on Its Journey. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 483 pages
• Publisher: Aeonian Pr (September 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891909435
• ISBN-13: 978-0891909439
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,951,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A thought provoking book about what each of us holds dear., October 8, 1997

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[e-mail] (Nairobi, Kenya) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The White Flag (Hardcover)

This is the story of a young lady living during victorian times whose family is well off financially. She seems to have an inner source of strength that keeps her from following in the path of her parents and does what is true and right. It contains some big surprises and will make the reader think about why we do what we do.
Dean Edwards ([e-mail]) Nairobi, Kenya

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tragedy, March 6, 2007

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C. Robinson "bookworm" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The White Flag (Hardcover)

I gave The White Flag four stars because I love Gene Stratton-Porter's writing. Otherwise I'd probably give it three, because it's a bit overdone in the tragedy deparment. Ok, more than a bit. I think it may have been the author's response to criticism that her books were too much fantasy, goodness and happy endings. She responded, why not, why not write about goodness and happiness? But in writing The White Flag she seems to be giving her critics what they wanted, in spades. Insanity, evil villians, poverty, thwarted love, deaths--death by shock, death by falling off a balcony, death by falling down, death by a falling tree, stories told of deaths, even a suicide thrown in there. I don't know how readers in the 1920's responded to so much tragedy, but our jaded generation has seen much worse on tv and it almost crossed the line into humorous (imagine the characters of a silent movie and you'll see what I mean). There was a certain happiness I was just naturally expecting for our lovable heroine, though, and when it turned to grief I did experience a shock, I must say. The ending was disappointing, with everyone left to pick up the pieces of their broken lives, but there was a slight hint of hope at least. I did still enjoy it, and as usual, her books are highly readable.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The White Flag by Gene Stratton Porter, September 11, 2009

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Honey Lady "Bookworm" (Utica, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This was a gift a friend and i gave a lady who hosted us on a recent trip. The gift was well received and she was delighted with the book. she is a collector of this author...very good service from the seller