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My Antonia, Willa Cather (1918)

On October 28, 2022February 24, 2026 By LaurieIn American LiteratureLeave a comment

More than any other person we remembered, this girl seemed to mean to us the country, the conditions, the whole adventure of our childhood. To speak her name was to call up pictures of people and places, to set a quiet drama going in one’s brain.  Willa Cather is an incredible nature writer. She loses …

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