Mother's cherubs; or, A week at Briar Hill
Author : Bessie Tremaine
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Page : 112 pages
File Size : 34,1 MB
Release : 1887
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Author : Bessie Tremaine
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Page : 112 pages
File Size : 34,1 MB
Release : 1887
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Author : Bessie Tremaine
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Page : pages
File Size : 12,50 MB
Release : 1887
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Page : 462 pages
File Size : 28,20 MB
Release : 1880
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Page : 632 pages
File Size : 22,17 MB
Release : 1898
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Author : R. C. Alston
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Page : 546 pages
File Size : 35,57 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Commonwealth literature
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Author : British Library
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Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 21,75 MB
Release : 1946
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Author : British museum. Dept. of printed books
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Page : 538 pages
File Size : 38,23 MB
Release : 1931
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Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Page : 1018 pages
File Size : 15,84 MB
Release : 1946
Category : English literature
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Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Page : 504 pages
File Size : 38,88 MB
Release : 1964
Category : English imprints
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Author : Willa Cather
Publisher : Modernista
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 18,89 MB
Release : 2023-12-20
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ISBN : 9180944264
In the late 19th century, orphaned Jim Burden is sent to the wilderness in Nebraska to live with his grandparents. He arrives at the same time as the Shimerda family, including the eldest daughter Ántonia, who becomes his closest neighbors. Life in the American West is tough, especially for the impoverished Shimerda family, and pioneers must struggle for survival. A friendship blossoms between Jim and Ántonia as they explore nature and have adventures together, a friendship that will last a lifetime. My Ántonia became an immediate success when first published and is today considered Willa Cather's first masterpiece. It is praised for its depiction of the American West and its ability to highlight the aspirations of ordinary, poor people in a time when it was customary to write about the elite. WILLA CATHER [1873-1947] was an American author. After studying at the University of Nebraska, she worked as a teacher and journalist. Cather's novels often focus on settlers in the USA with a particular emphasis on female pioneers. In 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the novel One of Ours, and in 1943, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.