Virginia by Ellen Glasgow (1913)

The novel revolves around Virginia Pendleton, a beautiful and strong-willed woman from a once-prominent family in a small town in Virginia. The story explores her struggles with poverty, love, and social class as she navigates her life amidst the decline of the aristocracy in the post-Civil War era.

By Ellen Glasgow · First published 1913 · Genre: Southern Literature, Historical Fiction, Domestic Fiction · 25 chapters

Contents

• THE SYSTEM
• VIRGINIA PREPARES FOR THE FUTURE
• THE CHANGING ORDER
• HER INHERITANCE
• VIRGINIA'S LETTERS
• THE PRICE OF COMFORT
• FIRST LOVE
• THE RETURN
• MIDDLE-AGE
• THE TREADWELLS
• HER CHILDREN
• LIFE'S CRUELTIES
• OLIVER, THE ROMANTIC
• FAILURE
• BITTERNESS
• A TREADWELL IN REVOLT
• THE SHADOW
• THE FUTURE
• THE ARTIST IN PHILISTIA
• THE WILL TO LIVE
• WHITE MAGIC
• THE PANG OF MOTHERHOOD
• THE GREAT MAN MOVES
• THE PROBLEM OF THE SOUTH
• OLIVER SURRENDERS

More by Ellen Glasgow

• The Past (1920)
• The Deliverance (1904)
• The Battle Ground (1902)
• Life and Gabriella (1916)
• The Wheel of Life (1906)
• One Man in His Time (1922)
• The Voice of the People (1900)
• The Miller of Old Church (1901)
• All works by Ellen Glasgow