he still regards as a foster father, Freckles plans out what the next few years will hold. Rather than go to Ireland and live as a lord, he will go to college in the United States and then join McLean in managing the lumber company, so that he can always be near the Limberlost. Adaptations Film adaptations include the following: Freckles (1917), starring Jack Pickford Freckles (1928), starring Johnny Fox Freckles (1935), starring Tom Brown Freckles (1960), starring Martin West City Boy (1992), starring Christian Campbell The novel was also adapted into a Japanese manga series titled , serialized in Bessatsu Shōjo Comic magazine from 1979 to 1980. The manga was based on the Japanese translation of Freckles by Hanako Muraoka and illustrated by Keiko Takemiya. Its chapters were later collected into a single paperback volume published by Shogakukan. References External links Freckles, online text at Project Gutenberg 1904 American novels Novels set in Indiana Grosset & Dunlap books American novels adapted into films Novels by Gene Stratton-Porter