Ellen Glasgow

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Miss Glasgow career as a novelist began with The Voice of the People (1897) but it was with Barren Ground (1925) that she attained a national reputation. There followed The Sheltered Life (1932) and in 1943 she gained the Pulitzer Prize for In This Our Life, which was later a movie with Bette Davis. In 1938 Ellen Glasgow became the sixth woman to be elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In her house on East Main, Ellen Glasgow entertained an array of the mid-century's literati and often compared notes with her fellow novelist James Branch Cabell, like Miss Glasgow a critic from a privileged background. The house is a National Historic Landmark, listed also on the Virginia Landmarks Register.- NRHP, 8 December 1999


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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1879/00/00 Frank T Glasgow buys Jerdone Castle. Home Jerdone Castle Bumpass
1887/00/00 Home of Ellen Glasgow from 1887 until 1945 Home Ellen Glasgow House Richmond
1916/12/00 "The Shadowy Third" by Ellen Glasgow creeps into Scribner's Magazine. Author The Shadowy Third (Short Story)
1945/11/21 Ellen Glasgow dies at home with a wry smile, Dr Tompkins later administers a lethal dose strychnine. Ms Glasgow was afraid of being buried alive. Died Ellen Glasgow House Richmond

1 Creative Work by Ellen Glasgow »

Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
The Shadowy Third (Short Story) Author Short Story 1916/12/00
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