Elnora Comstock lives next to the Limberlost Swam with her mother, a poor and stern widow. Elnora dreams of an education, and begins attending school against her mothers wishes. At first she is ridiculed, but Elnora persists and through grit and determination proves herself. The typesetting in this edition has been updated with a focus on clear presentation, with fonts and spacing chosen to make for easy reading and space in the margins to write notes.