My Antonia
by Willa Cather
My Antonia (1918) is the third book in Cather's Prairie Trilogy, which began with O Pioneers! (1913), and was followed by The Song of the Lark (1915). My Antonia tells the story of several immigrant families who move to rural Nebraska. Antonia is the eldest daughter of the Shimerdas and is a bold and carefree young woman who becomes the center of narrator Jim Burden's attention. The novel offers many elements, but clearly documents the struggles of the hard-working immigrants that homesteaded the prairies, particularly the hardships suffered by women.
My Antonia provides Willa Cather with a platform for commentary about women's rights, while weaving a story where romantic interests are ultimately bandied about by the uncontrolled changes that occur in people's lives. This final book of Cather's Prairie Trilogy is considered her greatest accomplishment. We feature it in our collection of 25 Great American Novels.
Table of Contents
BOOK I - The Shimeradas - PART I
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART II
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART III
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART IV
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART V
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART VI
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART VII
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART VIII
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART IX
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART X
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART XI
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART XII
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART XIII
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART XIV
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART XV
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART XVI
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART XVII
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART XVIII
BOOK I - The Shimerdas - PART XIX
BOOK II - The Hired Girls - PART I
BOOK II - The Hired Girls - PART II
BOOK II - The Hired Girls PART III
BOOK II - The Hired Girls PART IV
BOOK II - The Hired Girls PART V
BOOK II - The Hired Girls - PART VI
BOOK II - The Hired Girls PART VII
BOOK II - The Hired Girls - PART VIII
BOOK II - The Hired Girls - PART IX
BOOK II - The Hired Girls - PART X
BOOK II - The Hired Girls - PART XI
BOOK II - The Hired Girls PART XII
BOOK II - The Hired Girls - PART XIII
BOOK II - The Hired Girls - PART XIV
BOOK II - The Hired Girls - PART XV
BOOK III - Lena Lingard - PART I
BOOK III - Lena Lingard - PART II
BOOK III - Lena Lingard - PART III
BOOK III - Lena Lingard - PART IV
BOOK IV - The Pioneer Woman's Story - PART I
BOOK IV - The Pioneer Woman's Story - PART II
BOOK IV - The Pioneer Woman's Story - PART III
BOOK IV - The Pioneer Woman's Story - PART IV
BOOK V - Cuzak's Boys - PART I
BOOK V - Cuzak's Boys - PART II
BOOK V - Cuzak's Boys - PART III
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