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Willa Cather’s short story portrays a 19th‑century Virginian woman, Sapphira Dodderidge, who marries a husband below her social standing and becomes consumed by irrational jealousy toward Nancy, her beautiful enslaved companion. The narrative highlights themes of slavery, frontier life, and the complex dynamics of family and status in early American society.
First publish date: 1940
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Willa Cather
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