The Professor's House (Annotated)

Willa Cather

Summary

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Willa Cather, an analysis of the literature of a free and empowered woman


First published in 1925, “The Professor's House” is a tale by American novelist Willa Cather about dealing with loss and change.
“The Professor's House” is a novel in three parts and was written over the course of several years. Cather first wrote the centrepiece, “Tom Outland's Story,” and then later wrote the two framing chapters “The Family” and “The Professor” as a continuation of the original plot.

“The Professor's House” follows Godfrey St. Peter, an author and professor, struggling with grief, conflict, and change within his family after the death of a beloved student and his daughter's ex-fiancé, Tom Outland. The events of the book are precipitated by the professor moving from the house where he wrote a series of novels, which were inspired by Tom Outland's adventures in New Mexico...

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