Loading AI tools
1903 short story by Willa Cather From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"A Death in the Desert" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in The Scribner's in January 1903.[1]
"A Death in the Desert" | |
---|---|
Short story by Willa Cather | |
Text available at Wikisource | |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Short story |
Publication | |
Published in | Scribner's Magazine |
Publication type | Magazine |
Publication date | January 1903 |
Everett is on a train from Holdrege, Nebraska to Cheyenne, Wyoming. He is a man that looks like his older prodigy brother Adriance—this similarity haunts him throughout the entire novel and robs him of his own personality. He will always be Adriance's brother.
Moreover, Gussie Davis' song "In the Baggage Coach Ahead" is mentioned - albeit 'in' is elided.[2]
It has been argued that the title of the story was influenced by Willa Cather's reading of Robert Browning.[3]
Allusions to Alexandre Dumas, fils' La dame aux camelias and Lucretius's De rerum natura have also been found.[4]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.