Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
"The Deliverance: A Romance of the Virginia Tobacco Fields" by Ellen Glasgow is a novel published in 1904. Christopher Blake, descendant of a once-wealthy Virginia family, toils as a laborer on the estate his ancestors owned. For fifteen years, he works to shield his blind mother from their ruin while nursing a bitter hatred for the dishonest man who stole their home. When opportunity for revenge arrives, Christopher must face the devastating consequences of his actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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