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Death Comes for the Archbishop

Willa Cather

  • Novel
  • Book language: English
  • 172 pages

Death Comes for the Archbishop is a novel by Willa Cather. It follows a French Catholic bishop and his friend as they serve scattered communities in the vast landscape of the American Southwest in the nineteenth century. Its quiet, reflective prose and attention to place and faith make it rewarding to listen to.

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Opening of the book

“Auspice Maria!”
FATHER VAILLANT'S SIGNET-RING

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Contents

  1. Epigraph
  2. Endnotes

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