Project Gutenberg 2006-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 572 Cather, Willa 1873 1947 Cather, Willa Sibert Cather, Wilella Catherová, Willa Catherova, Willa My Ántonia Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_%C3%81ntonia Jon Noring, Lori Watrous-de Versterre, José Menéndez and Joshua Hutchinson "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.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. 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 Category: Novels Category: American Literature 614664 2025-07-08T10:40:32.444573 text/html 609749 2025-03-11T08:28:36 text/html 646190 2020-06-26T05:04:02 text/html 653307 2025-07-08T10:40:44.443014 application/epub+zip 669911 2025-07-08T10:40:36.200056 application/epub+zip 3426637 2020-06-26T05:04:02 application/pdf 289636 2025-07-08T10:40:33.609618 application/epub+zip 1562244 2025-07-08T10:40:49.705002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1487193 2025-07-08T10:40:42.331011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100496 2022-09-09T11:21:19.665996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477347 2025-07-08T10:40:31.368577 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 457606 2025-03-11T08:28:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 472240 2020-06-26T05:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 472250 2020-06-26T05:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49438098 2020-06-26T05:04:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 31091 2025-07-08T10:40:49.851978 application/rdf+xml 529064 2020-06-26T05:04:02 application/prs.tei 10566 2025-07-08T10:40:34.142586 image/jpeg 2973 2025-07-08T10:40:33.876599 image/jpeg 183865 2020-06-26T05:04:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 183041 2020-06-26T05:04:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 588578 2020-06-26T05:04:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 862883 2020-06-26T05:04:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 577634 2020-06-26T05:04:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 182977 2020-06-26T05:04:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 645646 2025-07-08T10:40:32.542580 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia