Kate M. Cleary: A Literary Biography with Selected WorksUniversity of Nebraska Press, 1997 - 250 Seiten In 1884 Kate Cleary moved from Chicago to Hubbell, Nebraska, where she bore six children and helped support her family by publishing hundreds of stories, poems, and articles. After her return to Chicago in 1898, Cleary continued to write stories about the American West. Susanne K. George's absorbing account recovers the life and works of a fascinating western American author. She vividly portrays Cleary's arduous decade and a half on the frontier and her last, tragic years in Chicago, where she died in 1905, at the age of forty-two. George also describes how Cleary's career reflects the difficulties faced by women authors at the end of the nineteenth century and the unique perspectives that such women brought to the art of fiction. The second part of the book is a collection of Cleary's writings. Some of these eighteen short stories, essays, and sketches are somber, even grim, depictions of homestead and small-town life in Nebraska, with special emphasis placed on the experience's of women. Others are humorous, ironic accounts of life on the western frontier. Also included is a sampling of Cleary's verse. |
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... told me that Judge Dunne told him , that Kittie Kelly [ Cleary's aunt ] had told him , that Papa had told her — he was going to send ' some of the children ' down to see me during the holidays . I do not understand how this can be , as ...
... told me that Judge Dunne told him , that Kittie Kelly [ Cleary's aunt ] had told him , that Papa had told her — he was going to send ' some of the children ' down to see me during the holidays . I do not understand how this can be , as ...
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... told him I'd rather come back here , and that he'd better go out home to his regular supper . But later , as I was sitting reading in the twilight , he walked in with a very dainty luncheon - broiled spring chicken , bread , potatoes ...
... told him I'd rather come back here , and that he'd better go out home to his regular supper . But later , as I was sitting reading in the twilight , he walked in with a very dainty luncheon - broiled spring chicken , bread , potatoes ...
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... told you . " Peter wasn't likely to forget . He found himself in a serious and unpleasant situation as the train bore him eastward . He had told Re- gina a lie about the necessity of going to Kansas City . There was no particular need ...
... told you . " Peter wasn't likely to forget . He found himself in a serious and unpleasant situation as the train bore him eastward . He had told Re- gina a lie about the necessity of going to Kansas City . There was no particular need ...
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From New Brunswick | 3 |
18981903 | 57 |
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