Vein of Iron (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Ellen Glasgow
- First Published: 1935
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Family
- Time of Work: 1900-1935
- Setting: Ironside and Queensborough, Virginia
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Virginia
- Locales: Ironside, VA
Characters Discussed
Ada Fincastle, later McBride, a ten-year-old when the novel opens, the daughter of John Fincastle, a defrocked Presbyterian minister. Sensitive to people and nature, she instinctively understands that her role in life is to make the best of every situation. Drawing heavily on the “vein of iron” that is the bloodline of her heritage (beginning with Great-Great- Grandmother Martha Tod, who was held captive and married to a young chief by the Indians and then returned to civilized Christianity), Ada has a deep faith in the ultimate goodness of life and in...
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