Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow was born on 22nd April 1873 in Richmond, Virginia.She published her first novel ‘The Descendant’ anonymously in 1897 at age 24.As a ‘Southern’ writer much of her work integrates themes of class and gender struggles, many of them based on her own experiences and relationships. She wrote realistically of the changing contemporary South; very different from the then idealistic escapist fare after Reconstruction.As the women's suffrage mov...

11 Complete Works of Ellen GlasgowLife and GabriellaOne Man in His TimePhases of an Inferior PlanetThe Ancient LawThe Battle GroundThe DeliveranceThe Miller Of Old ChurchThe Romance of a Plain ManThe Voice of the PeopleThe Wheel of LifeVirginia

Ellen Glasgow considered Vein of Iron, published in 1935, to be her best work. "No novel has ever meant quite so much to me, " she wrote a friend. The critics agreed; the book was favorably reviewed on the front page of the New York Times Book Review and outsold all but one other work of fiction in the year of its publication.

The dramatic story of one woman's struggle to find her destiny—and herself—in Reconstruction-era Virginia by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author.In the years following the Civil War, joy is hard to come by for twenty-year-old Dorinda Oakley. The daughter of a struggling farmer in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Dorinda is an intelligent, independent, and passionate young woman who dreams of life outside of her poor community. For the past year, she has worked at Na...

This early work by Ellen Glasgow is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It is a fictional story of two sisters and their trials and tribulations in love and life. This is a fascinating work and it eventually became a Hollywood movie starring Bette Davies. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text ...

11 Complete Works of Ellen GlasgowLife and GabriellaOne Man in His TimePhases of an Inferior PlanetThe Ancient LawThe Battle GroundThe DeliveranceThe Miller Of Old ChurchThe Romance of a Plain ManThe Voice of the PeopleThe Wheel of LifeVirginia

The Land of the Divided: American Civil War Collection is a compelling anthology that intricately weaves the diverse literary styles and reflective narratives of the Civil War era. Through poignant short stories, essays, and narrative accounts, the collection captures the tumultuous landscape of a nation in conflict. From heart-wrenching battlefield scenes to intimate portrayals of homefront struggles, each piece conveys the enduring complexity and the profound human experience of the war....

The Sheltered Life, writes Carol S. Manning in her Afterword to this new paperback edition, is "a jewel of American literature and deserves recognition as a masterpiece of the Southern Renaissance.

The Land of the Divided: American Civil War Collection assembles fiction, memoir-inflected narrative, historical reflection, adventure, regional writing, and political commentary around the conflict that remade the United States. Its range extends from starkly modern examinations of combat and moral uncertainty to romance, battlefield chronicle, satire, and popular historical tale. Together, these works illuminate not only military campaigns but also divided loyalties, emancipation, recons...

The 'Civil War - Boxed Set: 40+ Historical Novels & Tales of the American War' presents a remarkable collection that weaves together a panoramic view of the American Civil War through a diverse array of narratives and literary styles. The anthology captures the multifaceted essence of the era, delivering an enlightening blend of historical novels and personal tales tinted with touches of realism, romance, and adventure. By encompassing works from a wide range of voices, the collection does...

The Tales of Civil War: 40 Books Collection provides a comprehensive tapestry of narratives drawn from one of the most transformative periods in American history. This anthology comprises a wide spectrum of literary styles, from the vivid realism of Stephen Crane to the penetrating social critiques of María Ruiz de Burton, encompassing the suspenseful storytelling of Ambrose Bierce and the reflective introspections of Henry F. Keenan. The works within span genres as diverse as historical ...

Some doors should never be opened. Some secrets should never be uncovered. Yet the stories in this collection invite you to cross that threshold into the unknown. Discover "The Book of Shadows Vol. 3," a spellbinding anthology featuring timeless tales by celebrated authors including Mary Elizabeth Penn, Sir Herbert Stephen, Edith Nesbit, Vincent O'Sullivan, Margaret Oliphant, M. R. James, Ellen Glasgow, W. F. Harvey, Sir Hugh Walpole, E. F. Benson, and others. Bringing together an exceptio...