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Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
1873–1945
A sharp-eyed chronicler of the American South, she wrote novels that pushed past nostalgia and looked closely at class, gender, and social change. Her fiction brought realism and wit to Virginia life, and it earned her the 1942 Pulitzer Prize for In This Our Life.
15 Audiobooks
The Ancient Law
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
Virginia
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
The Shadowy Third, and Other Stories
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
The Battle Ground
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
The Miller Of Old Church
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
Barren Ground
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
The Romance of a Plain Man
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
Life and Gabriella: The Story of a Woman's Courage
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
The Builders
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
The Voice of the People
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
The Freeman, and Other Poems
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
One Man in His Time
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
The Wheel of Life
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
The Deliverance: A Romance of the Virginia Tobacco Fields
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
Phases of an Inferior Planet
by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
About the author
Born in Richmond, Virginia, on April 22, 1873, Ellen Glasgow became one of the most important Southern novelists of her time. Writing out of her lifelong connection to Virginia, she was known for realistic stories that examined the changing South rather than idealizing it.
Across a long career, she published many novels and won major recognition for her work, including the Pulitzer Prize for In This Our Life. Critics have also noted her clear style, strong characterization, and her interest in the pressures placed on women within Southern society.
Glasgow died in Richmond on November 21, 1945. Her work remains notable for its intelligence, dry humor, and its honest view of a region in transition.