A Lost Lady Of Old Years
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Author | : Willa Cather |
Publisher | : E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 2023-11-15 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 6057566092 |
A Lost Lady is a novel by American author Willa Cather, first published in 1923. It centers on Marian Forrester, her husband Captain Daniel Forrester, and their lives in the small western town of Sweet Water, along the Transcontinental Railroad. However, it is mostly told from the perspective of a young man named Niel Herbert, as he observes the decline of both Marian and the West itself, as it shifts from a place of pioneering spirit to one of corporate exploitation. Exploring themes of social class, money, and the march of progress, A Lost Lady was praised for its vivid use of symbolism and setting, and is considered to be a major influence on the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald. It has been adapted to film twice, with a film adaptation being released in 1924, followed by a looser adaptation in 1934, starring Barbara Stanwyck. A Lost Lady begins in the small railroad town of Sweet Water, on the undeveloped Western plains. The most prominent family in the town is the Forresters, and Marian Forrester is known for her hospitality and kindness. The railroad executives frequently stop by her house and enjoy the food and comfort she offers while there on business. A young boy, Niel Herbert, frequently plays on the Forrester estate with his friend. One day, an older boy named Ivy Peters arrives, and shoots a woodpecker out of a tree. He then blinds the bird and laughs as it flies around helplessly. Niel pities the bird and tries to climb the tree to put it out of its misery, but while climbing he slips, and breaks his arm in the fall, as well as knocking himself unconscious. Ivy takes him to the Forrester house where Marian looks after him. When Niel wakes up, he's amazed by the nice house and how sweet Marian smells. He doesn't't see her much after that, but several years later he and his uncle, Judge Pommeroy, are invited to the Forrester house for dinner. There he meets Ellinger, who he will later learn is Mrs. Forrester's lover, and Constance, a young girl his age.
Author | : John Buchan |
Publisher | : London : J. Lane |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1899 |
Genre | : English fiction |
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Author | : John Buchan |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2022-08-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A Lost Lady of Old Years" by John Buchan. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author | : John Buchan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2013-11 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781294311171 |
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author | : John Buchan |
Publisher | : Delphi Classics |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2017-07-17 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1788773276 |
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Author | : John Buchan |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 561 |
Release | : 2015-04-24 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1473373808 |
John Buchan is one of the finest writers of historical romances, novels packed with beautifully described landscapes and rich powerful characters.
Author | : John Buchan |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2015-04-24 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1473373700 |
A classic historical romance by John Buchan. Set in Scotland amongst the chaos of the Jacobite rebellion of 1745. Our hero is Francis Birkenshaw and man for who the Jacobite cause means nothing until a meeting with a beautiful Jacobite women called Margaret Murray, she offers him the chance of danger and adventure as we follow them both to Culloden moor.
Author | : John Buchan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9788381157155 |
Author | : John Buchan |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2017-07-23 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781527661615 |
Excerpt from A Lost Lady of Old Years: A Romance When Gideon Birkenshaw - of Birkenshaw Tower in the Forest and the lands of Markit beneath the brow of remote Cheviot - was summoned by death to his account, he left all to his eldest son and turned the other penni less upon the world. Robert, the heir, stepped unthinking into the dead man's shoes, and set himself to the family task Of amassing gear. He was a man already grim and aging at thirty, with the stoop Of an inquisitor and deep eyes to search out the intents Of the heart. Of old the house had been insignificant raiders, adding field to field and herd to herd by a method which it seemed scarce fair to call plunder, so. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Willa Cather |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 1923 |
Genre | : Frontier and pioneer life |
ISBN | : |
Marian Forrester is the symbolic flower of the Old American West. She draws her strength from that solid foundation, bringing delight and beauty to her elderly husband, to the small town of Sweet Water where they live, to the prairie land itself, and to the young narrator of her story, Neil Herbert. All are bewitched by her brilliance and grace, and all are ultimately betrayed. For Marian longs for "life on any terms," and in fulfilling herself, she loses all she loved and all who loved her.--From publisher's description.