Antonia and Jim, like many of the other characters in this 1918 novel, are based on Cather s childhood friends. This Norton Critical Edition is based on the first published edition of the novel.
The harsh?yet forgiving?land, the growth and maturity of Jim Burden, the narrator, the intriguing characters, and the force of Antonia?s strength all combine to make this novel exceptional.
The definitive work on the causes of the rural migration of the Czech people to the US in the 19th century, where they settled and why, and what their lives were like.
Mozaika Parsifala
Large print reproduction of the Willa Cather classic originally published in 1918 and which is now in public domain. Printed in 18 point Times Roman type.
"This work examines the role of personal correspondence in initiating and sustaining migration, and in fostering integration, based on letters written by a 19th-century Czech immigrant to Texas, Jan Pribyl"--