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Willa Cather

Willa Siebert Cather was an American author who grew up in Nebraska. She is best known for her depictions of frontier life on the Great Plains in novels such as O Pioneers!, My Ántonia, and The Song of the Lark.

Source and more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willa_Cather

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American writer (1873–1947)

Born 7 December 1873
Died 24 April 1947

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  • Cover of: Five stories.
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    First published in 1956 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The old beauty, and others.
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    Cover of edition oldbeautyothers00cath First published in 1948 — 6 editions
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    First published in 2018 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Song of the Lark: By Willa Cather - Illustrated

    First published in 2017 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Lucy Gayheart: Large Print

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  • Cover of: Lost Lady: Willa Cather

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  • Cover of: Troll Garden, and Selected Stories: Luxure Edition

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  • Cover of: My Ántonia Illustrated

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    Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0007edunse Cover of edition unitedstatesinli1985mill First published in 1985 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The world and the parish: Willa Cather's articles and reviews, 1893-1902
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    First published in 1970 — 5 editions
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American writer (1873–1947)

Born 7 December 1873
Died 24 April 1947

Subjects

Fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Social life and customs, Fiction, general, American literature, Nebraska, fiction, History, Frontier and pioneer life, Fiction, short stories (single author), Manners and customs, American Short stories, Classic Literature, Farm life, Children's fiction, Fiction, westerns, Large type books, Literature, Married people, fiction, Married women, short story, American fiction, Women pioneers, Satanism, Cather, willa, 1873-1947, Farmers' spouses

Places

United States, Nebraska, Massachusetts, New England, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Salem Village, England, Mallard residence, Jefferson, New Mexico, New York, Wall Street, Chicago, Illinois, London (England), Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Andover, Barbados, Boston, Boston (Mass.), Canada, Chicago (Ill.), China

People

Devil, Willa Cather (1873-1947), Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Peyton Farquhar, Brently Mallard, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Richards, Bartleby, Cicero, Ethelred, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Madeline Usher, Nippers, Roderick Usher, Turkey, Colonel Sartoris, Elizabeth, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Mr. Hooper

Time

19th century, 20th century, 1600s, 1861-1865, 1861-65, American Civil War, Antebellum era, Civil War, 1692, 1848-, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, To 1763 (New France), carnival, 1713-1763 (Nouvelle-France), 1800-1918, 1856, 20e siècle, Alabama, December, Late 19th to early 20th centuries, Owl Creek Bridge, To 1846, United States

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Alternative names

  • Willa Siebert Cather
  • WILLA CATHER
  • willa cather
  • Willa CATHER
  • Willa Willa Cather
  • Willa Cather [Annotated]
  • Ed Willa Cather
  • Willa; Willa Cather Cather
  • Cather Willa
  • Willa Sibert Cather
  • Willa Silbert Cather
  • Cather. Willa. 1873-1947.
  • Willa [1873 - 1947] Cather
  • Willa (1873-1947) Cather
  • Willa 1873-1947 Cather
  • W. S. (Willa Sibert) Cather

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February 4, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
October 22, 2022 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong name
October 22, 2022 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
May 25, 2022 Edited by Drini merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import