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The Professor's House

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Aging professor Godfrey St. Peter, facing his family's move to a new house, retreats to his old study, mourning his lost idealism and the death of his brilliant son-in-law Tom Outland, whose memory haunts everyone around him.
Aging professor Godfrey St. Peter, facing his family's move to a new house, retreats to his old study, mourning his lost idealism and the death of his brilliant son-in-law Tom Outland, whose memory haunts everyone around him.

THE PROFESSOR’S HOUSE

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WILLA CATHER

“A turquoise set in silver, wasn’t it? ... Yes, a turquoise set in dull silver.”

—LOUIE MARSELLUS

ALFRED A KNOPF

New York MCMXXV

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