The Sheltered Life' is a romance-drama novel by Ellen Glasgow. It takes place in the early 20th century, starting from 1906 and all the way up to World War I. It revolves around the life of two families, the Archbalds and the Birdsongs, and how much their lives change during that period while they were settling in Queenborough, Virginia (inspired by the real-life changes occurring in Richmond, Virginia, at the time).
