Barren Ground

Name: Barren Ground
Author: Ellen Glasgow

by Ellen Glasgow

Novel of a woman's endurance and resilience in the face of poverty and hardship

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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.

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