Bøger af Ellen Glasgow

The Miller of Old Church is a novel written by Ellen Glasgow, first published in 1911. The story is set in the fictional town of Old Church, Virginia, during the late 19th century. The protagonist, Ralph Treadway, is a miller who is struggling to maintain his business and provide for his family. He is married to a woman who is dissatisfied with their life and constantly berates him for not being successful enough.Ralph finds solace in his friendship with a young woman named Lucy, who is engaged to a wealthy man but is drawn to Ralph's honesty and integrity. As their friendship deepens, Ralph is forced to confront his own feelings for Lucy and the consequences of pursuing a relationship with her.The novel explores themes of class, gender roles, and the struggle for personal fulfillment in a society that values wealth and status above all else. Glasgow's vivid descriptions of the town and its inhabitants bring the setting to life, and her nuanced portrayal of the characters makes them feel like real people with complex motivations and emotions.Overall, The Miller of Old Church is a compelling and thought-provoking novel that offers a glimpse into a bygone era and the timeless struggles of the human heart.1911. Glasgow's realistic fiction novels often showed the female characters as stronger than the male characters. It was this new type of Southern fiction that made Ellen Glasgow one of the major writers of her time. The vantage point from which most of her nineteen novels were written was her native home of Richmond, Virginia. She received the Pulitzer prize in 1942. The Miller of Old Church: It was past four o'clock on a sunny October day, when a stranger, who had ridden over the corduroy road between Applegate and Old Church, dismounted near the crossroads before the small public house known to its frequenters as Bottom's Ordinary. Standing where the three roads meet at the old turnpike gate of the county, the square brick building, which had declined through several generations from a chapel into a tavern, had grown at last to resemble the smeared face of a clown under a steeple hat which was worn slightly awry. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The Voice of the People is a novel by Ellen Glasgow, first published in 1900. Set in the rural South during the late 19th century, the book follows the lives of a group of characters who are struggling to adapt to the changes brought about by industrialization and modernization.At the center of the story is Dorinda Oakley, a young woman who is determined to escape the limitations of her small town and make a name for herself in the world. Along the way, she encounters a cast of colorful characters, including her father, a wealthy landowner who is resistant to change; her cousin, who is torn between his love for Dorinda and his loyalty to his family; and a group of poor farmers who are fighting to keep their land from being taken over by the railroad.As the story unfolds, Glasgow explores themes of class, gender, and power, and offers a nuanced portrayal of the tensions and conflicts that arise when traditional ways of life collide with the forces of progress and modernity. Through her vivid descriptions of the landscape and the people who inhabit it, Glasgow captures the essence of a rapidly changing South, and offers a compelling portrait of a society in transition.1900. Glasgow's realistic fiction novels often showed the female characters as stronger than the male characters. It was this new type of Southern fiction that made Ellen Glasgow one of the major writers of her time. The vantage point from which most of her nineteen novels were written was her native home of Richmond, Virginia. She received the Pulitzer prize in 1942. The book begins: The last day of Circuit Court was over at Kingsborough. The Jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old courthouse, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside. As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odors of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing. The sound of a cowbell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Glasgow set this novel in Richmond, Virginia, during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. It features the tempestuous romance between a driven industrialist with humble roots and a woman from a background of wealth and privilege. An early twentieth-century review in the "New York Times" praised the author's "sure instinct for the dramatic situation and the telling phrase."

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1911 Edition.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

This book "" The Freeman, and Other Poems "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

This antiquarian book contains Ellen Glasgow's 1925 novel "Barren Ground". It is the story of a girl named Dorinda Oakley, who lives on a Virginia farm from 1890 to 1920. Her life is suddenly turned upside down however, with the arrival of an unplanned pregnancy. One of Glasgow's finest novels, "Barren Ground" is not to be missed by fans of her powerful work, and would make for a great addition to any bookshelf. The chapters of this book include: 'Biography of Ellen Glasgow', 'Preface', 'Part First ¿ Broomsedge', 'Part Second ¿ Pine', and 'Part Third ¿ Life-Everlasting'. This book was first published in 1907, and is being republished now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

The moving tale of two small-town Virginia families and the crumbling of their shelters--religion, convention, and social prejudice--by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book.

Set in the historic Great Valley of Virginia during the years 1900 -- 1932, this absorbing novel centers on the love and marriage of Ada Fincastle, daughter of a hardy Scotch-Irish family. The Fincastles are descended from pioneer settlers who survived Indian wars and the rigors of frontier life. The hardships that Ada Fincastle faces during the early days of the Depression are no less severe, but she draws on the same vein of iron, the courage of generations, to endure and win. Vein of Iron has been widely praised as the finest work of Ellen Glasgow's distinguished career.

Set in Virginia, this novel evokes the irony of change in the rural South. Dorinda Oakley is a passionate, intelligent, and independent young woman struggling to define herself.

The Sheltered Life is perhaps Glasgow's most direct attack upon that Southern cult of manners. Set in the early 20th century - beginning in 1906, and continuing to the onset of the First World War in 1914 - this novel takes as its subject the changing fortunes of two families, the Archbalds and the Birdsongs, who live in a rapidly industrializing area on a once-select street of Queenborough, Virginia (Glasgow's fictionalized Richmond).

Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow (April 22, 1873 - November 21, 1945) was an American novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1942. A lifelong Virginian who published 20 books including seven novels which sold well (five reaching best-seller lists) as well as gained critical acclaim, Glasgow portrayed the changing world of the contemporary South, differing from the idealistic escapism that characterized Southern literature after Reconstruction. During more than four decades of literary work, Glasgow published 20 novels, a collection of poems, a book of short stories, and a book of literary criticism. Her first novel, The Descendant (1897) was written in secret and published anonymously when she was 24.

Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow (April 22, 1873 - November 21, 1945) was an American novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1942. A lifelong Virginian who published 20 books including seven novels which sold well (five reaching best-seller lists) as well as gained critical acclaim, Glasgow portrayed the changing world of the contemporary South, differing from the idealistic escapism that characterized Southern literature after Reconstruction. During more than four decades of literary work, Glasgow published 20 novels, a collection of poems, a book of short stories, and a book of literary criticism. Her first novel, The Descendant (1897) was written in secret and published anonymously when she was 24.