The professor's house by Willa Cather

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by Willa Cather

Fiction Literary Change vs. Stagnation Materialism Isolation Search for Meaning

PAGES
164
ESTIMATED TIME
5 hours 6 minutes
PACE
Intermediate
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED
1925
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
English
DOWNLOADS
1236

The professor's house is a novel written by Willa Cather in 1925.

"The moving was over and done. Professor St. Peter was alone in the dismantled house where he had lived ever since his marriage, where he had worked out his career and brought up his two daughters. It was almost as ugly as it is possible for a house to be; square, three stories in height, painted the colour of ashes—the front porch just too narrow for comfort, with a slanting floor and sagging steps."

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WHY READ THE PROFESSOR'S HOUSE IN 2025?

100 years later, still timely

Midlife, memory, and a house that fits like an old coat. Cather quietly audits success and asks what wealth can’t replace. The result is a lucid, aching book about keeping a private interior when the world rewards display.

TODAY'S CONNECTION

Between minimalism trends and achievement fatigue, this novel offers a reset: protect your inner room, honor lost friendships, and measure a life by attention, not acquisition.

Interior life

Guard the room within.

Time and value

What outlasts applause.

Quiet clarity

Slow pages, sharp insight.

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Readers interested in early 20th-century American literature Those exploring themes of personal growth and materialism Fans of Willa Cather's works

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About Willa Cather

Plain spoken beauty of land work and becoming; art and home in balance.

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