One Man in His Time by Ellen Glasgow

The novel explores the life of a Virginia aristocrat, Archibald Blair, from his childhood to old age, focusing on his struggles with changing social values and his own personal crises. Through Archibald's story, the novel examines the decline of the Southern aristocracy and the rise of industrial capitalism in the post-Civil War era.

By Ellen Glasgow · First published 1922 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Southern Gothic, Literary Fiction · 24 chapters

Contents

• THE SHADOW
• GIDEON VETCH
• CORINNA OF THE OLD PRINT SHOP
• THE TRIBAL INSTINCT
• MARGARET
• MAGIC
• CORINNA GOES TO WAR
• THE WORLD AND PATTY
• SEPTEMBER ROSES
• PATTY AND CORINNA
• THE OLD WALLS AND THE RISING TIDE
• A JOURNEY INTO MEAN STREETS
• CORINNA WONDERS
• A LITTLE LIGHT ON HUMAN NATURE
• CORINNA OBSERVES
• THE FEAR OF LIFE
• MRS. GREEN
• MYSTIFICATION
• THE SIXTH SENSE
• CORINNA FACES LIFE
• DANCE MUSIC
• THE NIGHT
• THE DAWN
• THE VICTORY OF GIDEON VETCH

More by Ellen Glasgow

• The Past (1920)
• The Deliverance (1904)
• The Battle Ground (1902)
• Life and Gabriella (1916)
• The Wheel of Life (1906)
• The Voice of the People (1900)
• The Miller of Old Church (1901)
• Virginia (1913)
• All works by Ellen Glasgow