Project Gutenberg 2006-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 477 Cather, Willa 1873 1947 Cather, Willa Sibert Cather, Wilella Catherová, Willa Catherova, Willa My Ántonia Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. "My Ántonia" by Willa Cather is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around the life of Ántonia Shimerda, a Bohemian immigrant girl, and her childhood friend Jim Burden, detailing their experiences growing up in Nebraska and the challenges they face as they navigate their new lives in America. This story explores themes of friendship, immigration, and the connection to the land, capturing the essence of pioneer life on the Great Plains. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Jim Burden, who recounts his journey from Virginia to Nebraska as a child. After losing his parents, he arrives at his grandparents' farm, where he first hears about Ántonia, a girl from an immigrant family. Jim's initial impressions of the landscape introduce readers to the vastness and beauty of the Nebraska prairie. The text delves into his observations of both the physical environment and the people around him, particularly the Shimerda family, emphasizing the feelings of loss, curiosity, and the challenges immigrants face. Jim's budding friendship with Ántonia and their early experiences together are hinted, setting the stage for their intertwined lives as they grow up in a challenging but beautiful land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Nebraska -- Fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- Nebraska -- Fiction Western stories Domestic fiction Friendship -- Fiction Married women -- Fiction Farm life -- Fiction Women pioneers -- Fiction Women immigrants -- Fiction Farmers' spouses -- Fiction Czech Americans -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 632727 632726 2024-10-08T15:06:15.511505 2023-09-09T05:49:00.268143 text/html text/html 646190 2020-06-26T05:04:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 588578 2020-06-26T05:04:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 661201 2024-10-08T15:06:29.502421 application/epub+zip 678747 2024-10-08T15:06:19.640524 application/epub+zip 3426637 2020-06-26T05:04:02 application/pdf 862883 2020-06-26T05:04:02 application/pdf application/zip 298482 2024-10-08T15:06:16.667480 application/epub+zip 1575851 2024-10-08T15:06:35.934404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1497404 2024-10-08T15:06:27.030423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100496 2022-09-09T11:21:19.665996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470796 2024-10-08T15:06:14.091566 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 478173 2020-06-26T05:04:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 183865 2020-06-26T05:04:03 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 472240 2020-06-26T05:04:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 183041 2020-06-26T05:04:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 472250 2020-06-26T05:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182977 2020-06-26T05:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 529064 2020-06-26T05:04:02 application/prs.tei 577634 2020-06-26T05:04:02 application/prs.tei application/zip 49438098 2020-06-26T05:04:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 30296 2024-10-08T15:06:36.096350 application/rdf+xml 10566 2024-10-08T15:06:17.251483 image/jpeg 2973 2024-10-08T15:06:16.956505 image/jpeg 652254 2024-10-08T15:06:15.583494 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia