Library (journal)

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Library was a literary magazine founded in the United States in 1900.

Overview

The magazine was only published over the course of six months, until it ran out of funds.

Willa Cather published five original short stories ( The Dance at Chevalier's , The Sentimentality of William Tavener , The Affair at Grover Station , and The Conversion of Sum Loo ), sixteen articles and seven poems. She also re-published Peter , A Night at Greenway Court and A Singer's Romance . [1] It has been noted that she was well paid for her contributions. [2]

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"Nanette: An Aside" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Courier on 31 July 1897 and one month later in Home Monthly.

The Bookkeeper's Wife is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Century in May 1916.

Ardessa is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Century in May 1918.

On the Divide is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Overland Monthly in January 1896.

"A Night at Greenway Court" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Nebraska Literary Magazine in June 1896. Four years later a revised version was published in the Library.

The Affair at Grover Station is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Library in June 1900 in two installments, and reprinted in the Lincoln Courier one month later.

The Namesake is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in McClure's in March 1907.

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The Professor's Commencement is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in New England Magazine in June 1902

"The Fear That Walks By Noonday" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Sombrero in 1894.

"The Diamond Mine" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in McClure's in October 1916.

"Scandal" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Century in 1919.

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References

  1. Meyering, Sheryl L, A Reader's Guide to the Short Stories of Willa Cather, G K Hall & Co,US, 1995, p. 55
  2. Woodress, James, Willa Cather: A Literary Life, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1987, p.146