Author

Publication

1990 - Vintage Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

37,500 words, Guess

Page Count

150 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number89040544
  • Better World Books9780679728870
  • Open LibraryOL2217091M

Classifications

  • DDC813/.52
  • LCCPS3505.A87 L6 1990
  • LCCPS3505.A87L6 1990

Description

"Written from the perspective of a male narrator, Willa Cather's classic novel is an American version of "Madame Bovary". It is a portrait of a talented woman trapped in the conventions and economic restraints of a marriage. It is the story of a woman who defies expectations, and whose personal changes coincide with the transforming American Frontier. In this work, Willa Cather expressed her profoundly modern feminist views in the life of an ordinary and gifted woman who is stifled by marriage."--Ingram.

First Sentence

THIRTY OR FORTY years ago, in one of those grey towns along the Burlington railroad, which are so much greyer today than they were then, there was a house well known from Omaha to Denver for its hospitality and for a certain charm of atmosphere.

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Series Statement

  • Vintage classics

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