O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! is Willa Cather's second novel, published in 1913 and the first of her books set on the Nebraska prairie she knew as a child. Alexandra Bergson, the daughter of Swedish immigrants, inherits her dying father's struggling farm on the Divide and, against her brothers' caution, stakes everything on the land. Over sixteen years she becomes one of the most prosperous farmers in the county, while her beloved younger brother Emil and the married Bohemian neighbor Marie Shabata drift toward a tragedy she does not see coming. Cather tells the story in five parts, in plain and unhurried prose, with the land itself as the real protagonist, and dedicated the book to Sarah Orne Jewett. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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Frequently asked questions about O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
Can I read O Pioneers! online?
Yes. O Pioneers! opens right on this page, in a reader designed for long reading: adjustable text size, light, sepia and dark themes, a clickable table of contents and your place saved when you are signed in. No download or app is needed.
Is O Pioneers! free to read on Vinteuil?
The first chapter of O Pioneers! is free, without an account. To read the whole book, either buy its online reading for $2.99 (£2.99 in the UK) and keep it forever, or subscribe to Vinteuil Reading for $4.99/month (£4.99/month in the UK) or $39.99/year, with 1 month free for new subscribers. The subscription opens every book in the library and can be cancelled at any time.
Is O Pioneers! in the public domain?
Yes. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read O Pioneers!?
About 3 h 43 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is O Pioneers!?
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather is filed under "Fiction" in the Vinteuil library.
