Barren Ground
- First published
- 1933
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- Pastoral fiction
- Country life
- Virginia
- Piedmont (U.S. : Region)
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #66191. Barren Ground on Wikipedia.
