A Lost Lady

First published in 1923 <strong>A Lost Lady</strong> is one of Willa Cathers classic novelsabout life on the Great Plains. It harkens back to Nebraskas early hi... » 

First published in 1923 A Lost Lady is one of Willa Cathers classic novelsabout life on the Great Plains. It harkens back to Nebraskas early history andcontrasts those days with an unsentimental portrait of the materialistic worldthat supplanted the frontier. In her subtle portrait of Marian Forrester whoselife unfolds in the midst of this disquieting transition Cather created one ofher most memorable and finely drawn characters. The Willa Cather ScholarlyEdition of A Lost Lady is edited according to standards set by the Committeefor Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association. A wide range ofbiographical historical and textual information about the novel is presented.A selection of archival photographs illuminates the connection between thephotographs illuminates the connection between the novel and the people andplaces from Cathers formative years in Nebraska. «