My Antonia.
by Cather, Willa. (Text) Benda, W. T. (Illustrations)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Synopsis
My Ántonia (first published 1918) is considered one of the greatest novels by American writer Willa Cather. My Ántonia , pronounced with the accent on the first syllable of "Ántonia," is the final book of the "prairie trilogy" of novels by Cather, a list that also includes O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark . My Ántonia follows an orphaned boy, Jim, and a Bohemian immigrant child, Ántonia, upon their introduction to Nebraska as pioneers. The novel depicts the struggles and successes of the pair throughout their lifetime. The first edition of My Ántonia in 1918 opened with an introduction depicting a conversation on a train that was later cut from the novel in a revised 1926 edition by Houghton Mifflin
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- Bookseller
- Waverley Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3116333
- Title
- My Antonia.
- Author
- Cather, Willa. (Text) Benda, W. T. (Illustrations)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1918
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