Willa Sibert Cather was an early twentieth century writer. She wrote about the qualities of courage, sensitivity, and perseverance. Most often, her novels and short stories took place in rural townships. She was born sometime in 1873, in her grandmother's house. She was named after an Aunt Willela who had died; however, she chose to believe that her name was derived from her grandparent's names. She was the first child of Charles Fectigue and Mary Cather. …showed first 75 words of 706 total…

…showed last 75 words of 706 total…Count of Monte Cristo (Dumas), The Prisoner of Zenda (Hope), and Trilbus by George du Marier. On April 24, 1947, Willa died of a cerebral hemorrhage in her apartment in Park Avenue, however, her works still live on in the short stories and novels that she wrote. Willa described her writing as clean, meticulous, and she called it 'demeuble,' meaning unfurnished. Willa has achieved a reputation as a consummate artist who probed deeply into universal realities.