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VIRGINIA IN FICTION
Since the earliest days of English settlement, Virginia has been a fruitful subject for writers. As one would expect, most of the early writing featuring Virginia was non-fiction — typified by books such as John Smith's The Generall Historie of Virginia (1624)* and Robert Beverley's The History and Present State of Virginia (1705)*. By the late 17th century though, ballads about Virginia were being sung, and, in the 18th century, fictional works such as The Life of Charlotte DuPont, an English Lady; Taken from Her Own Memories, Giving an Account of How She was Trepan'd by Her Stepmother to Virginia (Penelope Aubin, 1736) and Voyages, Dangerous Adventures and Imminent Escapes of Captain Richard Falconer (W.R. Chetwood, 1745) were being published in England. The 19th century saw a rapid increase in the publishing of fiction set in Virginia, including works such as The First Settlers of Virginia (John Davis, 1805), The Knights of the Golden Horseshoe (William Carruthers, 1845), Philip Randolph, a Tale of Virginia (Mary Gertrude, 1845), and The Ocean Martyr: Or the Hunter Spy of Virginia (Sylvanus Cobb, 1850). Following the Civil War, Ellen Glasgow, of Richmond, Va., was one of the first Southern writers to attempt to portray the realities of life in the South. Since then, many novelists have set their work in Virginia. The following list contains works of fiction whose setting, and sometimes main subject, is Virginia. These works include novels, mysteries, romances, thrillers, and stories of contemporary life. These books can be found in the fiction collection, arranged by the author's last name. For help finding any of these works, or other Virginia Fiction, please ask one of the reference staff.
*Reprints of both of these books can be found in the Library's collection.
1959 ~ Thulani Davis
Belladonna ~ Michael Stewart
A Better Place ~ Barbara Hall
Black Thunder ~ Arna Bontemps
Brass Ring ~ Diane Chamberlain
Cavaliers of Virginia; or, the Recluse of Jamestown ~ William Caruthers
Copperhead ~ Bernard Cornwell
A Country of Strangers ~ Susan Shreve
Cry Me a River ~ T.R. Pearson
Dawn's Early Light ~ Elswyth Thane
A Durable Fire ~ Virginia Bernhard
The Ebony Swan ~ Phyllis Whitney
Fair and Tender Ladies ~ Lee Smith
High Hearts ~ Rita Mae Brown
Hula ~ Lisa Shea
The Kidnapped Child ~ Caroline Baytop Sinclair
Lie Down in Darkness ~ William Styron
The Long Roll ~ Mary Johnston
The Longest Memory ~ Fred D'Aguiar
McKenzie's Hundred ~ Frank Yerby
Nathan's Run ~ John Gilstrap
Now Face to Face ~ Karleen Koen
O Beulah Land ~ Mary Lee Settle
Petals on the River ~ Kathleen Woodiwiss
The Randolph Legacy ~ Eileen Charbonneau
Return to the House of Usher ~ Robert Poe
Revelations ~ Sophy Burnham
Sapphira and the Slave Girl ~ Willa Cather
Second Son ~ Stephen Stark
Sound the Trumpet ~ Gilbert Morris
Spencer's Mountain ~ Earl Henry Hamner
Tidewater Dynasty ~ Carey Roberts
True Betrayals ~ Nora Roberts
Virginia ~ Ellen Glasgow
The Virginians ~ William Makepeace Thackeray
War Woman: A Novel of the Real People ~ Robert Conley(BT 6/98)
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