Afhalen na 1 uur in een winkel met voorraad
Gratis thuislevering in België vanaf € 30
Ruim aanbod met 7 miljoen producten

Afhalen na 1 uur in een winkel met voorraad
Gratis thuislevering in België vanaf € 30
Ruim aanbod met 7 miljoen producten

Winkels

Verlanglijstje

Winkels

Verlanglijstje

Zoeken

Volg ons op

140 winkels

Wist je dat er in Vlaanderen voor iedereen een Standaard Boekhandel is binnen een straal van 7 km?

Vind hier een winkel

€ 10,95

+ 21 punten

Levertermijn 1 à 4 weken

Eenvoudig bestellen

Veilig betalen Bancontact

Gratis thuislevering vanaf € 30 (via bpost)

Gratis levering in je Standaard Boekhandel

Omschrijving

Ben Blair is a vigorous early-twentieth-century novel of the American plains, tracing the formation of its title character amid the hardships, moral codes, and emotional austerities of frontier life. Lillibridge writes in a direct, realistic-romantic style: his landscapes are broad and elemental, while his character work turns on self-command, loyalty, and the cost of isolation. Set within the literary context of post-frontier Western fiction, the book looks back on pioneer settlement with both admiration and unease. Will Lillibridge belonged to the generation of American writers for whom the Midwest and Great Plains were not abstractions but lived environments. His fiction reflects close attention to rural manners, physical labor, social constraint, and the psychological effects of distance. In Ben Blair, these interests converge in a hero shaped less by adventure than by endurance, suggesting an author intent on giving frontier experience moral and emotional seriousness. Readers interested in classic Western literature, regional realism, or the transition from nineteenth-century frontier myth to modern American narrative will find Ben Blair rewarding. It is recommended not merely as a period tale, but as a thoughtful study of character under pressure.