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Barren Ground is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson (1873–1945).
Catalogue synopsis
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"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.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Barren Ground
- Author credits: Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson (1873–1945)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Country life -- Fiction
- Pastoral fiction
- Piedmont (U.S. : Region) -- Fiction
- Virginia -- Fiction
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- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
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