Willa Sibert Cather—novelist, short-story writer.

Born at Winchester, Virginia, 1875. A. B., University of Nebraska, 1895; Litt. D., 1917. On staff of Pittsburgh Daily Leader, 1897-1901. Associate editor of McClure’s Magazine, 1906-12.

Suggestions for Reading

1. Miss Cather’s special field is the pioneer life of immigrants in the Middle West. Points to be considered are: (1) her realism; (2) her detachment or objectivity; (3) her sympathy.

2. In what other respects does she stand out among the leading women novelists of today?

3. What is the value of her material?

4. Compare her studies with those of Cahan ([q. v.]), Cournos ([q. v.]), and Tobenkin ([q. v.]).

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