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Pennsylvania

Barren Ground

Unpublished during Pulitzer Prize winning author Ellen Glasgow’s lifetime, this 1954 printed copy of her memoir is in good readable condition. She reflects on her life and travels as she struggles with religion and her own philosophy. A southern writer, Glasgow provides an interesting memoir.

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Virginia

The Woman Within 

The dust cover is a bit fragile, but the book itself is in good condition. Virginia writer Ellen Glasgow draws from familiar settings of her childhood to tell the story of Dorinda through 30 years of her life in a rural Virginia dairy farm and urban life in NYC. This 1933 edition was first published in 1925.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A Virginia author, Glasgow writes about rural southwest Virginia. She attempts the southern vernacular as she gives a social
 commentary on class and gender conflicts of the early 20th century. The miller is in love, yet his ambition impedes his happiness. Definitely reflects the published date of 1911 in its social views.

The Miller of Old Church

Some fragile pages at the beginning; otherwise, a very readable copy of this 1925 novel of a young Virginia woman’s life journey from disillusioned love to redemption.

This first edition book printed in 1909 is in good condition. Glasgow, a Virginia native born into a wealthy family, sets her novel in Richmond, Virginia during the late 1800’s. The story features the tempestuous romance between a driven industrialist with humble roots and a woman from a background of wealth and privilege. 

The Romance of a Plain Man

This 1932 first edition of Glasgow’s literary masterpiece of southern renaissance fiction is a critique of the flawed values of the old South that was increasingly being industrialized prior to WWI. It tells a story of two Richmond families.

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