My Antonia
About this book
The moving portrait of an orphan boy and immigrant girl who find hardship—and love—on the American prairie. Each enriched classic edition includes:
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Introduction
- Chronology of Willa Cather’s Life and Work
- Historical Context of ‘My Ántonia’
- Author’s Introduction
- Book I: The Shimerdas
- Book II: The Hired Girls
- Book III: Lena Lingard
- Book IV: The Pioneer Woman’s Story
- Book V: Cuzak’s Boys
- Interpretive Notes
- Critical Commentary
- Questions for Discussion
- Suggestions for the Interested Reader
- Notes
- Copyright
