For the Major - Softcover

Woolson, Constance Fenimore

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1507635281 ISBN 13: 9781507635285

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

For the Major (English Edition) by Constance Fenimore Woolson is a poignant work of literary fiction set against the post–Civil War atmosphere of the American South, where memory, loss, and loyalty shape lives as powerfully as any battlefield. With quiet intensity and psychological nuance, Woolson explores the private costs of a defeated cause and the complicated ties that bind families and communities to the past.

At the center of the story is the dignified figure of Major Garland, a former Confederate officer whose pride and sense of honor endure even as the world around him changes. In the small Florida town where the novel unfolds, relationships are tested by economic hardship, shifting social realities, and the enduring influence of long-held ideals. Woolson’s prose captures both the physical landscape and the emotional terrain with remarkable delicacy, revealing how love and duty can become inseparable from regret.

Originally published in 1883, For the Major stands as a compelling example of Constance Fenimore Woolson’s keen insight into character and place. Rich in atmosphere and moral complexity, the novel offers a moving portrait of resilience and longing, and remains an essential read for those drawn to classic American literature and finely observed human drama.

About this title

About the Author

Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840-1894) was born in New Hampshire and moved to Cleveland shortly thereafter. She spent time on Mackinac Island. Michigan, then traveled to Florida before moving to Europe. Much of her time there was spent in Italy. She died in Venice in 1894. Novelist Margot Livesey is the author of Eva Moves the Furniture and Homework.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1507635281
• ISBN 13: 9781507635285
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108
• Editor: The Perfect Library