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The classic collection of Edna Ferber. Pulitzer Prize 1925. Novels, Novellas and short stories. Illustrated

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Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1930; adapted into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Giant (1952; made into the 1956 film of the same name) and Ice Palace (1958), which also received a film adaptation in ... Read more

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Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1930; adapted into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Giant (1952; made into the 1956 film of the same name) and Ice Palace (1958), which also received a film adaptation in
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So Big

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Selina Peake De Jong decides to be a school teacher in farming country. During her stay on the Pool family farm, she encourages the young Roelf Pool to follow his interests, which include art. ... Read more

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Selina Peake De Jong decides to be a school teacher in farming country. During her stay on the Pool family farm, she encourages the young Roelf Pool to follow his interests, which include art.
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So Big

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The Pulitzer Prize–winning "masterpiece" by the acclaimed author of Giant follows the life of a farming woman on the Illinois prairie ( The Literary Review).In the small Dutch community of New Holland, Illinois, Selina DeJong dedicates herself to her passion for learning by becoming a schoolteacher. But as life progresses, she finds other loves: first, her husband, Pervus, a Dutch farmer; and then ... Read more

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The Pulitzer Prize–winning "masterpiece" by the acclaimed author of Giant follows the life of a farming woman on the Illinois prairie ( The Literary Review).In the small Dutch community of New Holland, Illinois, Selina DeJong dedicates herself to her passion for learning by becoming a schoolteacher. But as life progresses, she finds other loves: first, her husband, Pervus, a Dutch farmer; and then
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So Big

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The story follows the life of a young woman, Selina Peake De Jong, who decides to be a school teacher in farming country. During her stay on the Pool family farm, she encourages the young Roelf Pool to follow his interests, which include art. Upon his mother's death, Roelf runs away to France. Meanwhile, Selina marries a Dutch farmer named Pervus. They have a child together, Dirk, whom she ... Read more

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The story follows the life of a young woman, Selina Peake De Jong, who decides to be a school teacher in farming country. During her stay on the Pool family farm, she encourages the young Roelf Pool to follow his interests, which include art. Upon his mother's death, Roelf runs away to France. Meanwhile, Selina marries a Dutch farmer named Pervus. They have a child together, Dirk, whom she
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Half Portions - An Edna Ferber Short Story Collection

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This collection of short stories by Edna Ferber provides a fascinating glance into the everyday lives of men and women living in 1910s America. The much-loved character Emma McChesney makes a special appearance in ‘One Hundred Percent’.Witty and insightful, Edna Ferber is known for her ability to write wondrously real characters, particularly strong female protagonists. This collection includes ... Read more

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This collection of short stories by Edna Ferber provides a fascinating glance into the everyday lives of men and women living in 1910s America. The much-loved character Emma McChesney makes a special appearance in ‘One Hundred Percent’.Witty and insightful, Edna Ferber is known for her ability to write wondrously real characters, particularly strong female protagonists. This collection includes
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So Big

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Until he was almost ten the name stuck to him. He had literally to fight his way free of it. From So Big (of fond and infantile derivation) it had been condensed into Sobig. And Sobig DeJong, in all its consonantal disharmony, he had remained until he was a ten-year-old schoolboy in that incredibly Dutch district southwest of Chicago known first as New Holland and later as High Prairie. At ten, by ... Read more

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Until he was almost ten the name stuck to him. He had literally to fight his way free of it. From So Big (of fond and infantile derivation) it had been condensed into Sobig. And Sobig DeJong, in all its consonantal disharmony, he had remained until he was a ten-year-old schoolboy in that incredibly Dutch district southwest of Chicago known first as New Holland and later as High Prairie. At ten, by
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Edna Ferber: The Complete Works

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9 Complete Works of Edna FerberButtered Side DownCheerful - By RequestDawn O'Hara, The Girl Who LaughedEmma McChesney& CoFanny HerselfHalf PortionsOne BasketPersonality PlusRoast Beef, Medium ... Read more

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9 Complete Works of Edna FerberButtered Side DownCheerful - By RequestDawn O'Hara, The Girl Who LaughedEmma McChesney& CoFanny HerselfHalf PortionsOne BasketPersonality PlusRoast Beef, Medium
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So Big

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The winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 1925. After losing her father and her husband, Selina Peake is left to raise her only son on the farm that was left to her. Dirk Peake, a tenacious boy who grows up to be a successful bond salesman, must come to terms with his own regrets later in life after he decides not to pursue architecture, a passion that both he and his mother shared. This ... Read more

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The winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 1925. After losing her father and her husband, Selina Peake is left to raise her only son on the farm that was left to her. Dirk Peake, a tenacious boy who grows up to be a successful bond salesman, must come to terms with his own regrets later in life after he decides not to pursue architecture, a passion that both he and his mother shared. This
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Fanny Herself

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It has become the fashion among novelists to introduce their hero in knee pants, their heroine in pinafore and pigtails. Time was when we were rushed up to a stalwart young man of twenty-four, who was presented as the pivot about whom the plot would revolve. Now we are led, protesting, up to a grubby urchin of five and are invited to watch him through twenty years of intimate minutiae. In extreme ... Read more

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It has become the fashion among novelists to introduce their hero in knee pants, their heroine in pinafore and pigtails. Time was when we were rushed up to a stalwart young man of twenty-four, who was presented as the pivot about whom the plot would revolve. Now we are led, protesting, up to a grubby urchin of five and are invited to watch him through twenty years of intimate minutiae. In extreme
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Cheerful—By Request

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In "Cheerful—By Request," Ferber explores the life of an optimistic and cheerful young woman named Becky. Despite facing challenging circumstances and living in poverty, Becky maintains a positive attitude and radiates cheerfulness, which impacts the people around her. The story delves into Becky's resilience and her ability to find joy in the midst of adversity, highlighting the power of optimism ... Read more

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In "Cheerful—By Request," Ferber explores the life of an optimistic and cheerful young woman named Becky. Despite facing challenging circumstances and living in poverty, Becky maintains a positive attitude and radiates cheerfulness, which impacts the people around her. The story delves into Becky's resilience and her ability to find joy in the midst of adversity, highlighting the power of optimism
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So Big (A Novel)

"Winner of the Pulitzer Prize"

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So Big is a 1924 novel written by Edna Ferber. The book was inspired by the life of Antje Paarlberg in the Dutch community of South Holland, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. It won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1925. The story follows the life of a young woman, Selina Peake De Jong, who decides to be a school teacher in farming country. During her stay on the Pool family farm, she encourages the ... Read more

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So Big is a 1924 novel written by Edna Ferber. The book was inspired by the life of Antje Paarlberg in the Dutch community of South Holland, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. It won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1925. The story follows the life of a young woman, Selina Peake De Jong, who decides to be a school teacher in farming country. During her stay on the Pool family farm, she encourages the
... Read more
Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed - An Edna Ferber Novel

With an Introduction by Rogers Dickinson

by Edna Ferber ...

Trapped in an isolating newspaper reporter job in New York City with her husband in an insane asylum, Dawn O’Hara has not yet reached 30 and she already fears she will never be happy again.Set in the USA in the 1910s, Dawn O’Hara, The Girl Who Laughed is narrated by fiery journalist Dawn. After the doctor sends the New York-based writer back to her hometown in Michigan, she finds herself in the ... Read more

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Trapped in an isolating newspaper reporter job in New York City with her husband in an insane asylum, Dawn O’Hara has not yet reached 30 and she already fears she will never be happy again.Set in the USA in the 1910s, Dawn O’Hara, The Girl Who Laughed is narrated by fiery journalist Dawn. After the doctor sends the New York-based writer back to her hometown in Michigan, she finds herself in the
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