The Troll Garden

In these masterful short stories, many of which are set against theharsh but spectacular American prairie, Puliter Prie winner Willa Cather has captured thesweeping drama of the West and the spirit of its people. This volume includes her collectionThe Troll Garden as it appeared originally in 1905, as wellas such classic early stories as "The Enchanted Bluff,""Eric Hermannson's Souls," and "The BohemianGirl." Rich with autobiographical elements from the Nebraska of her childhood,Cather's tales feature complex characters: taciturn Swedes struggling against theunpredictable land; misfit artists alienated from the common people; and women whose dreamsclash with the expectations of society. In luminous writing, Cather renders the conflict betweencharacter and environment and the pioneer virtues of perseverance, courage, anddignity.