Details the author's progression as an author and the influences essential for her becoming an acclaimed Southern woman writer.

"In this study I present these facts, analyses and interpretations which should make clear the manner of Ellen Glasgow's life, the nature and purposes of her writing, the scope of her work, and her attainments as an artist in fiction."

"Provides original analyses of eight of [Glasgow's] early novels, placing them in the cultural context of the turn of the century. Miss Glasgow's use of Darwinism to expose the southern ideology is one of the primary concerns of the author... Without shelter recreates a fascinating and rebellious personality and provides a fresh look at a hazy period in the cultural history of the South"--from jacket flaps.

Ellen Glasgow - American Writers 33 was first published in 1964. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.