The Visioning

The Visioning is a novel by Susan Glaspell, first published in 1911. The story follows a young woman named Leslie who is searching for her purpose in life. She is haunted by a recurring dream of a beautiful city and feels compelled to find it. Along the way, she meets a variety of characters who challenge her beliefs and help her to discover her true self. The novel is a blend of romance, spirituality, and social commentary. It explores themes of individuality, conformity, and the search for meaning in life. The Visioning is a thought-provoking and introspective work that encourages readers to question their own beliefs and values. Glaspell's writing style is poetic and lyrical, with vivid descriptions of nature and the world around us. The characters are complex and well-developed, each with their own unique perspective on life. The novel is a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers today.She had come to think of Ann, not as a hard-and-fast, all-finished product, but as something fluid, certainly plastic. It was as if anything could be poured into Ann, making her. A dream could be woven round her, and Ann could grow into that dream. That was a new fancy to Kate; she had always thought of people more as made than as constantly in the making. It opened up long paths of wondering. To all sides those paths were opening in those days--it was that that made them such eventful days. Down this path strayed the fancy how much people were made by the things which surrounded them--the things expected of them.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.