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Guide Picks - Top 10 American Novels: 1910-1919 |
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When we think about 19th century American literature, we may think of Mark
Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" and Herman Melville's "Moby Dick"...
Though not exhaustive of the 19th century, this page offers other books
from that time.
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1) My
Antonia
by Willa Cather, Kari Ronning (Editor), Charles W. Mignon (Editor), W. T.
Benda (Illustrator), James Woodress. University of Nebraska Press. Read
the story of Jim Burden and Ántonia Shimerda. Cather eloquently portrays
the lives (and deaths) of pioneers on the prairie.
(First published in 1918.)
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2) The
Magnificent Ambersons
by Booth Tarkington, Donald J. Gary (Introduction). Indiana University Press.
In this novel, Tarkington writes about the decline and fall of the Amberson
family, with George Amberson Minafer as hero and heir. Set in a Midwest
town, this work was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. (First published in 1918.)
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4) O Pioneers!
by Willa Cather, Marilee Lindemann (Editor). "O Pioneers!" is
Cather's second novel. It's the story of Alexandra Bergson. Like "My
Antonia," this novel is about the immigrant experience with pioneering
in Nebraska. (First published in 1913.)
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6) The
Reef
by Edith Wharton, Stephen Orgel (Editor). (First published in 1912.)
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9) The Custom of the Country
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Edith Wharton, Stephen Orgel (Editor). When "The Custom of the Country"
first appeared, "The Saturday Review" wrote that Edith Wharton
had "assembled as many detestable people as it is possible to pack
between the covers of a six-hundred page novel." (First published in
1913.)
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10) John Barleycorn: "Alcoholic Memoirs"
by Jack London, John Sutherland (Editor). This book changed the way the
public viewed the author, Jack London. He was already well-known for "The
Sea Wolf" and "The Call of the Wild." Here is a pessimistic
look from a man who would die just a few years later. (First published in
1913.)
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