I enjoyed reading stories by Gene Stratton-Porter when I was growing up in the 50's and 60's.  Her stories were written about areas in Indiana during the early 1900s and about the people and the culture at that time. She wrote a lot about the plants and animals and how important they were to that area.  Times were changing  and she wanted people to see how important their environment was and to save some of it for the future.  Many of the butterflies and moths and wildflowers that she wrote about might not continue to be as abundant as they were during her lifetime so she wanted to leave pictures and information for future readers. It is interesting to me to see how the people lived a hundred years ago and even though advancements have been made many things never change when it comes to people and their attitudes. I have always thought that the people in her books were very well thought out characters and relative to the stories she was telling. I have really enjoyed going back and reading her stories again.