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Step into the captivating world of "The Professor's House" by Willa Cather, where the boundaries between past and present, dreams and reality, and success and fulfillment blur in the mind of an introspective academic.Meet Professor Godfrey St. Peter, a distinguished scholar who,... Read Full Overview

A lyrical and bittersweet novel of a middle-aged man losing control of his life that's a brilliant study in emotional dislocation and renewal--from one of the most highly acclaimed authors of the twentieth century.

"The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one's own." - Willa Cather In The Professor's House , Willa Cather weaves a poignant narrative about Professor Godfrey St. Peter, who grapples with existential despair and reflection after completing... Read Full Overview

This bittersweet tale begins when the successful Professor Godfrey St. Peter and his wife move into a comfortable new house. On the eve of the move, Godfrey analyzes his life, family, and friends: his two daughters' marriages have removed them from the home, and the loss of his... Read Full Overview

'I knew at once I had come upon the city of some extinct civilization, hidden away in this inaccessible mesa for centuries'

Willa Cather's lyrical and bittersweet novel of a middle-aged man losing control of his life is a brilliant study in emotional dislocation and renewal. Professor Godfrey St. Peter is a man in his fifties who has devoted his life to his work, his wife, his garden, and his daughters,... Read Full Overview

Willa Cather's The Professor's House offers a thoughtful and deeply reflective portrait of a scholar confronting change, memory, and the quiet complexities of modern life.

Professor Godfrey St. Peter, a respected academic nearing the later years of his... Read Full Overview

How do we continue with life when we no longer have anything to look forward to? Willa Cather ponders the time-old question in this short, intense novel.

Professor Godfrey St. Peter leads a successful life. He has a wonderful wife, his two daughters recently... Read Full Overview

The Professor's House is a novel by American novelist Willa Cather, first published in 1925, in post-war America. The Professor's House was written over the course of several years. Cather first wrote the centerpiece, "Tom Outland's Story," and then later wrote the two framing... Read Full Overview

The scholarly edition of The Professor's House incorporates into its textual analysis findings from a recently discovered and significantly reworked draft of the novel. Willa Cather's perennial claims that there were no extant drafts make this discovery especially important... Read Full Overview

First published in 1925, "The Professor's House" is the profound study of a middle-aged man's unhappiness by critically acclaimed American author Willa Cather. The novel tells the story of its central character, Professor Godfrey St. Peter, in three parts. In the first part,... Read Full Overview

"This bittersweet tale about a professor's desire to stay in his old study and cling to what used to be on the eve of moving into a new house sparks deep introspection in a story that explores a mid-life crisis and family life in a 1920's Midwestern college town"--

American author Willa Cather wrote a book titled The Professor's House. The story begins with Professor Godfrey St. Peter and his wife when move to a new house. He becomes uneasy about the route of his life is taking. His two daughters' marriages resulted in their departure from... Read Full Overview

Willa Cather's The Professor's House offers a thoughtful and deeply reflective portrait of a scholar confronting change, memory, and the quiet complexities of modern life.

Professor Godfrey St. Peter, a respected academic nearing the later years of his... Read Full Overview

The classic by Willa Cather.

On the eve of his move to a new, more desirable residence, Professor Godfrey St Peter finds himself in the shabby study of his former home. Surrounded by the comforting, familiar sights of his past, he surveys his life and the people he has loved-his wife Lillian, his daughters,... Read Full Overview