A Letter and a Dream

Abstract

“A Letter and a Dream” examines the letters exchanged between Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Ellen Glasgow during their lives, as well as correspondences written by the two authors about one another to mutual acquaintances. The chapter focuses primarily on the dream Rawlings shared with Glasgow, signifying the depth of their friendship. “A Letter and a Dream” also explores the adulation of Rawlings for Glasgow in the letters written after Glasgow’s death, many of which focus on her biographical research.