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The Voice of the People

The Voice of the People

Glasgow, Ellen

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ISBN10: 1417916656
ISBN13: 9781417916658
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 7 2004
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.44
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Voice of the People is a novel written by Ellen Glasgow. It is set in the late 19th century in the American South, and follows the lives of two young women, Laura and Nell, who come from different social backgrounds. Laura is from a wealthy and influential family, while Nell is from a poor working-class family. Despite their differences, the two women become friends and find themselves drawn into the political and social issues of their time.As they navigate the complexities of their society, Laura and Nell are forced to confront the realities of poverty, racism, and sexism. They become involved in the Populist movement, which seeks to give a voice to the working-class and farmers, and fight against the corrupt political system that favors the wealthy and powerful.The novel is a powerful exploration of the social and political issues of the time, and provides a vivid portrait of life in the American South during this period. Glasgow's writing is insightful and thought-provoking, and she skillfully weaves together the personal stories of her characters with the larger social and political issues of their time.Overall, The Voice of the People is a compelling and important work of literature that offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of the American South.1900. Glasgow's realistic fiction novels often showed the female characters as stronger than the male characters. It was this new type of Southern fiction that made Ellen Glasgow one of the major writers of her time. The vantage point from which most of her nineteen novels were written was her native home of Richmond, Virginia. She received the Pulitzer prize in 1942. The book begins: The last day of Circuit Court was over at Kingsborough. The Jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old courthouse, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside. As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odors of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing. The sound of a cowbell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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