Project Gutenberg 2008-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 1912 Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson 1873 1945 Virginia Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Virginia" by Ellen Glasgow is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the post-Civil War South, focusing on the life of Virginia Pendleton and her experiences as she navigates her way through the challenges of womanhood, societal expectations, and her burgeoning feelings for the returning Oliver Treadwell. The narrative delves into themes of personal growth, societal change, and the conflict between tradition and modernity. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the quaint town of Dinwiddie in Virginia during the year 1884. The opening chapter focuses on Miss Priscilla Batte, a teacher at a local academy, and her interactions with two young girls, Virginia Pendleton and Susan Treadwell. The girls exhibit the innocence and excitement of youth as they discuss the return of Oliver, Susan's cousin. Virginia is portrayed as a beautiful and spirited young woman, full of hope and curiosity about the future. During their conversation, Oliver's character is foreshadowed through discussions about his idealism and aspirations as a writer, which sets the stage for Virginia's growing interest in him. The narrative reflects both the external charm of Dinwiddie and the internal struggles of its characters, creating a rich context for the evolution of Virginia's identity against the backdrop of a transforming South. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Women -- Fiction Virginia -- Fiction Marriage -- Fiction Wives -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 877230 2025-08-11T04:38:49.838726 text/html 881640 2021-01-03T23:43:29 text/html 405112 2025-08-11T04:38:57.564701 application/epub+zip 418994 2025-08-11T04:38:50.878744 application/epub+zip 372947 2025-08-11T04:38:50.312771 application/epub+zip 653751 2025-08-11T04:39:03.292668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 618715 2025-08-11T04:38:57.130701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573032 2022-09-12T08:50:16.099273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 853205 2025-08-11T04:38:48.799727 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 853055 2021-01-03T23:43:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 853049 2021-01-03T23:43:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20882 2025-08-11T04:39:03.421650 application/rdf+xml 16571 2025-08-11T04:38:50.385713 image/jpeg 2753 2025-08-11T04:38:50.349723 image/jpeg 322127 2021-01-03T23:43:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 394151 2021-01-03T23:43:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 322089 2021-01-03T23:43:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 393852 2025-08-11T04:38:49.912751 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia