Virginia

""Virginia"" is a novel written by Ellen Glasgow, first published in 1913. The story is set in the fictional town of Dinwiddie, Virginia, during the post-Civil War era. The book follows the life of Virginia ""Jenny"" Blair, a young woman from a wealthy family who struggles to find her own identity and purpose in a society that places strict expectations on women. As Jenny navigates her way through the challenges of growing up and finding her place in the world, she must confront the societal norms and expectations that limit her freedom and choices. She grapples with her own desires and ambitions, as well as the expectations of her family and community, and must ultimately decide what kind of life she wants to lead. Throughout the novel, Glasgow explores themes of gender roles, social class, and individualism, as well as the complexities of family relationships and the challenges of reconciling personal desires with societal expectations. With vivid descriptions of the Virginia landscape and richly drawn characters, ""Virginia"" is a timeless exploration of the human experience and the struggle for self-discovery.1913. Glasgow's realistic fiction novels often showed the female characters as stronger than the male characters. It was this new type of Southern fiction that made Ellen Glasgow one of the major writers of her time. The vantage point from which most of her nineteen novels were written was her native home of Richmond, Virginia. She received the Pulitzer prize in 1942 for In This Our Life. Virginia, her eleventh novel marks a clear departure from Glasgow's previous work in that it attacked, in a subtle yet unmistakable way, the very layer of society that constituted her readership through the story about a wife and mother who in vain seeks happiness by serving her family. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.