The Gown of Glory

The Gown of Glory is a 1952 novel by the American writer Agnes Sligh Turnbull (1888–1982). It is set in a fictional rural village of Ladykirk, which is much like the author's birthplace of New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, about thirty miles east of Pittsburgh.

The Gown of Glory
First edition
AuthorAgnes Sligh Turnbull
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
Publication date
March 13, 1952[1]
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages403
OCLC180710
Preceded byThe Bishop's Mantle 
Followed byThe Golden Journey 

Plot

The story begins in 1881 when the Reverend David Lyall brings his new wife from the city to his rural manse expecting to stay only a year. Twenty-five years and three grown children later, David is still the spiritual leader of the Calvinist congregation. The plot explores the small joys and quiet griefs of a minister's life as well as what happens when a wealthy young man falls in love with the minister's daughter.

References

  1. "Books Published Today". The New York Times: 26. March 13, 1952.
  • Turnbull, Agnes Sligh (1952). The Gown of Glory. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
  • Demarest, David P. (1976). From These Hills, From These Valleys: Selected Fiction about Western Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-1123-X.


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