The Troll Garden

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The Troll Garden is a collection of short stories by Willa Cather, published in 1905. [1]

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This collection contains the following seven stories:

Flavia and Her Artists is a short story by American writer Willa Cather. It was first published in The Troll Garden in 1905.

"The Sculptor's Funeral" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in McClure's in January 1905.

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Four of these stories--"The Sculptor's Funeral," "A Death in the Desert," "A Wagner Matinee," and "Paul's Case"—were revised and included in Cather's next collection of short fiction Youth and the Bright Medusa , published in 1920.

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References

  1. "And Death Comes for Willa Cather, Famous Author". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . 25 April 1947 via "North Side: Willa Cather", Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
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