Willa Cather: 172 books

CONTENTS H. W. COLLINGWOOD 1. Indian Pete's Christmas Gift HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN 2. The Fir-Tree HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN 3. The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN 4. The Little Match Girl HARRIET BEECHER STOWE 5. Betty's Bright Idea HARRIET BEECHER STOWE 6. Christmas In Poganuc...

This 1st volume of "100 Books You Must Read Before You Die" contains the following 100 works, arranged alphabetically by authors' last names: Little Women [Louisa May Alcott] Emma, Pride and Prejudice [Jane Austen] Father Goriot [Honoré de Balzac] Beauty And The Beast [Barbot de Villeneuve,...

A Lost Lady is the portrait of a frontier woman who reflects the conventions of her age even as she defies them. To the people of Sweet Water, a fading railroad town on the Western plains, Mrs. Forrester is the resident aristocrat, at once gracious and comfortably remote. To her aging husband she...

Paul is frustrated with his middle-class life and the people around him not understanding his love of beautiful things decides to run away to New York City when suspended from his high school in Pittsburgh. The book includes ten other stories by Willa Cather.

Discover six classic novels as you follow the footsteps of the trailblazers who settled the American West. As the American West opened up to settlers after the Civil War, people were eager for tales of great adventures, endless possibilities, and the pioneering spirit. Classic Westerns is a...

A short story from the Classic Shorts collection: The Bohemian Girl by Willa Cather

A short story from the Classic Shorts collection: The Bohemian Girl by Willa Cather

Obscure Destinies is a collection of three short stories by Willa Cather, published in 1932.  Each story deals with the death of a central character . When Doctor Burleigh told neighbour Rosicky he had a bad heart, Rosicky protested. "So? No, I guess my heart...

Christmas is a special time of the year. It brings so many memories of happiness, childhood mischief, reflection and forgiveness. This selection of Christmas stories brings some of the best tales from around the world to share the magic, wisdom and love of Christmas Time. The collection includes: The...

Some of the most iconic tales made it into this volume of Fairy Tales for Adults. These stories with universal appeal for generations of all ages bring some of the most memorable characters together. They seem both familiar and mysterious every time one comes in contact with them. The eternal wisdom...

Willa Cather is considered to be one of the best chroniclers of pioneer life in the 20th century. She had a long and distinguished career writing essays, poems, short stories, and novels. This story is a powerful example of a frequent theme: the haunting, sometimes painful, contrast between city and country life.

A short story from the Classic Shorts collection: The Bohemian Girl by Willa Cather

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. My Antonia is Willa Cather’s masterpiece about 19th-century Nebraskan pioneers. My Antonia depicts the pioneering period of European settlement on the tall-grass prairie of the American midwest, with its beautiful...

Sometimes, it is what men miss that tells the real story. The classic short stories in this anthology are about women's lives and the things men don't see. The flight includes: A Jury of Her Peers, by Susan Glaspell A Pair of Silk Stockings, by Kate Chopin The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte...