Memories of a Catholic Girlhood (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Mary McCarthy
- First Published: 1957
- Type of Work: Autobiography
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century
- Setting: Minneapolis and Seattle
- Principal Characters: Mary McCarthy, Kevin, Mrs. McCarthy, Margaret Shriver, Myers Shriver, Hardy Preston, Augusta Preston, Miss Gowrie
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age
- Locales: Washington
Form and Content
The sixth book of a prolific and prominent American writer, this collection includes eight essays interspersed with shorter pieces of commentary and preceded by an introduction. All but two of the eight chapters and the preface were first published, from 1946 to 1957, in The New Yorker, some in slightly altered form. The chapter title “Names” did not have prior publication, nor did the introduction, titled “To the Reader.”
The book, like Mary McCarthy’s childhood, is divided between two locales. The first two chapters center on...
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