Willa Cathers first published novel set in Boston London and Paris is thestory of a man unable to resolve the contradictions in his own nature. Thecentral figur... » 

Willa Cathers first published novel set in Boston London and Paris is thestory of a man unable to resolve the contradictions in his own nature. Thecentral figures are Bartley Alexander a worldfamous engineer his wifeWinifred a Boston society matron and his former love Hilda Burgoyne aLondon actress. Long considered an uncharacteristic production in the light ofrecent scholarship Alexanders Bridge is seen to be closely linked to thebody of Cathers work thematically as well as in its use of myth and symbol.Bernice Slotes introduction considers the circumstances of its composition andits relationship to the later novels particularly One of Ours TheProfessors House and Lucy Gayheart The text has been entirely reset fromthe first 1912 edition. «