Barren Ground

Languageen
First published2021-08-31
RightsPublic domain in the USA.
Gutenberg ID#66191

Description

"Barren Ground" by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow is a novel published in 1925. It follows Dorinda Oakley through thirty years in rural Virginia as she transforms from a vibrant young woman shattered by romantic betrayal into a determined farmer who reclaims her family's failing land. After fleeing heartbreak for New York City, she returns home with knowledge of scientific agriculture, gradually turning barren soil into a prosperous dairy farm while confronting the ghosts of her past. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

  • Pastoral fiction
  • Country life -- Fiction
  • Virginia -- Fiction
  • Piedmont (U.S. : Region) -- Fiction
  • PS

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