The Professor's House
by Willa Cather
- First published
- 1925
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Professor's House" by Willa Cather is a novel published in 1925. Professor Godfrey St. Peter clings to his dusty old study while his family moves forward, struggling with middle age and the haunting memory of Tom Outland, his brilliant former student who died in the Great War. As his daughters' marriages bring unwelcome change and material wealth derived from Outland's invention transforms those around him, the Professor confronts a deepening crisis about whether life still holds meaning worth living for.
- Psychological fiction
- Frame stories
- College teachers
- Middle-aged men
- Midlife crisis
- Teacher-student relationships
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #65465. The Professor's House on Wikipedia.
