【图书简介】 I FIRST HEARD OF Antonia on what seemed to me an interminable journey across the great midland plainof North America. I was ten years old then; I had lost both my father and mother within a year， and myVirginia relatives were sending me out to my grandparents， who lived in Nebraska. I travelled in the care of amountain boy， Jake Marpole， one of the `hands' on my father's old farm under the Blue Ridge， who was nowgoing West to work for my grandfather. Jake's experience of the world was not much wider than mine. He hadnever been in a railway train until the morning when we set out together to try our fortunes in a new world.We went all the way in day coaches， becoming more sticky and grimy with each stage of the journey. Jakebought everything the newsboys offered him： candy， oranges， brass collar buttons， a watch charm， and for mea `life of Jesse James，' which I remember as one of the most satisfactory books I have ever read. BeyondChicago we were under the protection of a friendly passenger conductor， who knew all about the country to……本书为英文原版书。-读书网|DuShu.com
【本书目录】 INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGY OF WILLA CATHER`S LIFE
AND WORK
HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF My Antonia
My Antonia
AUTHOR`S INTRODUCTION
BooK I.THE SHIMERDAS
BOOK H. THE HIRED GIRLS
BOOK III. LENA LINGARD
BOOK IV. THE PIONEER WOMAN`S STORY
BOOK V. CUZAK`S BOYs
NOTES
INTERPRETIVE NOTES
CRITICAL COMMENTARY
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE INTERESTED READER
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