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A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays;With an Excerpt by H. L. Mencken

A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays;With an Excerpt by H. L. Mencken

H. L. Mencken / Willa Cather

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Read & Co. Books
Año de edición:
2020
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Literatura: historia y crítica
ISBN:
9781528716154
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This vintage book contains short stories, essays, articles and others writings by American author Willa Cather. Contents include: 'On The Divide', 'Eric Hermannson’s Soul', 'The Sentimentality Of William Tavener', 'The Namesake', 'The Enchanted Bluff', 'The Joy Of Nelly Deane', 'The Bohemian Girl', 'Consequences', 'The Bookkeeper’s Wife', etc. A fantastic collection of assorted writing by a Pulitzer Prize winner worthy of addition on any bookshelf. Willa Sibert Cather (1873-1947) was an American writer famous for her novels related to frontier life on the Great Plains. Other notable works by this author include: 'O Pioneers!' (1913), 'The Song of the Lark' (1915), and 'My Ántonia' (1918). This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an excerpt from 'Willa Cather - Written For The Borzoi, 1920' by H. L. Mencken.

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