The novel explores the decline of aristocracy and the rise of industrialism in post-Civil War Virginia. It revolves around five generations of the Timberlake family, focusing on their struggles with poverty, moral decay, and the loss of traditional values. The narrative spans from the 1850s to the 1890s, portraying the transformation of the rural South into an industrial society.
By Ellen Glasgow · First published 1910 · Genre: Poetry, Symbolism, Modernism