Richard Davenporthines

The Selected Letters of Willa Cather, edited by Andrew Jewell – review

<em>Richard Davenport-Hines</em> on the tomboy from Red Cloud whose evocation of the vast, unforgiving landscape of the prairies is unrivalled

A stalwart young career woman: Willa Cather in her early twenties. Credit: Getty Images 
issue 17 August 2013
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  • The Selected Letters of Willa Cather

    Andrew Jewell and Janis Stout

    Knopf, pp. 715

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