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Consequences by Willa Cather

Published On Saturday, September 25, 2010. Under: Cather, Willa, Featured.
Consequences by Willa Cather Henry Eastman, a lawyer, aged forty, was standing beside the Flatiron building in a driving November rainstorm, signaling frantically for a taxi. It was six-thirty, and everything on wheels was engaged. The streets were in confusion about him, the sky was in turmoil ...

The Sculptor’s Funeral by Willa Cather

Published On Sunday, September 05, 2010. Under: Cather, Willa.
The Sculptor's Funeral by Willa Cather A group of the townspeople stood on the station siding of a little Kansas town, awaiting the coming of the night train, which was already twenty minutes overdue. The snow had fallen thick over everything; in the pale starlight the ...

The Sentimentality of William Tavener by Willa Cather

Published On Saturday, May 22, 2010. Under: Cather, Willa, Women Authors.
The Sentimentality of William Tavener by Willa Cather It takes a strong woman to make any sort of success of living in the West, and Hester undoubtedly was that. When people spoke of William Tavener as the most prosperous farmer in McPherson County, they usually added that ...

Paul’s Case by Willa Cather

Published On Saturday, March 06, 2010. Under: Cather, Willa.
Paul's Case A Study in Temperament It was Paul's afternoon to appear before the faculty of the Pittsburgh High School to account for his various misdemeanors. He had been suspended a week ago, and his father had called at the Principal's office and confessed his ...