My Ántonia: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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My Ántonia is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Cather, Willa (1873–1947).
Catalogue synopsis
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"My Ántonia" by Willa Cather is a novel published in 1918. It follows orphaned Jim Burden and Ántonia Shimerda, a Bohemian immigrant girl, as they arrive as children in the Nebraska frontier. Their friendship deepens through shared adventures and hardships on the harsh prairie. As they grow older, their paths diverge—Jim pursues education while Ántonia faces family tragedy and hard labor. The story explores memory, pioneering life, and the enduring bond between two people shaped by the American West.
Book and edition facts
- Title: My Ántonia
- Author credits: Cather, Willa (1873–1947)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Czech Americans -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Farm life -- Fiction
- Farmers' spouses -- Fiction
- Friendship -- Fiction
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Nebraska -- Fiction
- Married women -- Fiction
- Nebraska -- Fiction
- Western stories
- Women immigrants -- Fiction
- Women pioneers -- Fiction
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- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
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