Ellen Glasgow
Ellen Glasgow was the first major voice to challenge the sentimental mythology of the Old South with ironic realism, depicting the social changes transforming Virginia over several generations. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1942.
Works
- Barren GroundNovel of a woman's endurance and resilience in the face of poverty and hardship
- Vein of IronNovel of a family's struggle to maintain integrity and dignity through economic crisis
- The Sheltered LifeNovel exploring the decline of an aristocratic Virginia family through class conflict
- VirginiaNovel of a woman caught between passion and propriety in the Old South
- In This Our LifeNovel portraying the destructive consequences of family discord and generational conflict