The Sheltered Life

Name: The Sheltered Life
Author: Ellen Glasgow

by Ellen Glasgow

Novel exploring the decline of an aristocratic Virginia family through class conflict

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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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