Spoon River Anthology
Edgar Lee Masters
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This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, gossiping about their neighbors' lives. It's interesting to hear how other people perceive a particular character, and how that character responds. (6 hr 10 min)
Kapitel
Hill, The | 2:53 | Gelesen von Lokon |
Hod Putt | 1:09 | Gelesen von Matthew Shepherd |
Ollie McGee | 1:00 | Gelesen von Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) |
Fletcher McGee | 1:32 | Gelesen von Forrest Beal |
Robert Fulton Tanner | 1:30 | Gelesen von Joshua Young |
Cassius Hueffer | 0:56 | Gelesen von Kurt Copeland |
Serepta Mason | 0:53 | Gelesen von Gesine |
Amanda Barker | 0:54 | Gelesen von Fox in the Stars |
Constance Hately | 0:46 | Gelesen von Westwinds12 |
Chase Henry | 0:50 | Gelesen von Kurt Copeland |
Harry Carey Goodhue | 1:20 | Gelesen von Anthony Craine |
Judge Somers | 1:05 | Gelesen von David Barnes |
Kinsey Keene | 1:17 | Gelesen von Jessica Orlando |
Benjamin Pantier | 1:10 | Gelesen von Samantha Hayes |
Mrs. Benjamin Pantier | 1:27 | Gelesen von Gesine |
Reuben Pantier | 1:50 | Gelesen von Betsie Bush |
Emily Sparks | 1:31 | Gelesen von Kristin LeMoine |
Trainor, the Druggist | 1:32 | Gelesen von Marlo Dianne |
Daisy Fraser | 1:13 | Gelesen von Westwinds12 |
Benjamin Fraser | 1:24 | Gelesen von Kurt Copeland |
Minerva Jones | 1:39 | Gelesen von Marlo Dianne |
Indignation Jones | 1:47 | Gelesen von Gesine |
Doctor Meyers | 1:25 | Gelesen von Peter Yearsley |
Mrs. Meyers | 0:50 | Gelesen von Westwinds12 |
Butch Weldy | 1:20 | Gelesen von Joshua Young |
Knowlt Hoheimer | 1:31 | Gelesen von Marlo Dianne |
Lydia Puckett | 0:33 | Gelesen von chriss the girl |
Frank Drummer | 0:55 | Gelesen von Lokon |
Hare Drummer | 1:53 | Gelesen von David Barnes |
Conrad Siever | 1:01 | Gelesen von Kurt Copeland |
Doc Hill | 1:08 | Gelesen von Matthew Shepherd |
Andy the Night-Watch | 0:58 | Gelesen von Anthony Craine |
Sarah Brown | 0:53 | Gelesen von Claire Goget |
Percy Bysshe Shelley | 0:51 | Gelesen von Samantha Hayes |
Flossie Cabanis | 1:16 | Gelesen von Gesine |
Julia Miller | 1:15 | Gelesen von Caitlin Kelly |
Johnnie Sayre | 1:10 | Gelesen von Aaron Decker |
Charlie French | 0:57 | Gelesen von Fox in the Stars |
Zenas Witt | 1:16 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Theodore the Poet | 1:21 | Gelesen von Phil Bordelon |
Town Marshal, The | 1:04 | Gelesen von Jessica Orlando |
Jack McGuire | 1:15 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Dorcas Gustine | 1:12 | Gelesen von Fox in the Stars |
Nicholas Bindle | 0:54 | Gelesen von Aaron Decker |
Jacob Goodpasture | 1:26 | Gelesen von Sean McKinley |
Harold Arnett | 2:02 | Gelesen von David Barnes |
Margaret Fuller Slack | 1:27 | Gelesen von Gesine |
George Trimble | 1:02 | Gelesen von Everett Thompson |
Dr. Siegfried Iseman | 1:04 | Gelesen von Matthew Walton |
Ace Shaw | 0:54 | Gelesen von Fox in the Stars |
Lois Spears | 1:16 | Gelesen von Kristin LeMoine |
Justice Arnett | 1:23 | Gelesen von Sean McKinley |
Willard Fluke | 1:45 | Gelesen von David Barnes |
Aner Clute | 1:14 | Gelesen von Calliope |
Lucius Atherton | 1:14 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Homer Clapp | 1:26 | Gelesen von Westwinds12 |
Deacon Taylor | 0:34 | Gelesen von Joshua Young |
Sam Hookey | 0:52 | Gelesen von Westwinds12 |
Cooney Potter | 0:56 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Fiddler Jones | 1:07 | Gelesen von chriss the girl |
Nellie Clark | 0:54 | Gelesen von Alys AtteWater |
Louise Smith | 1:16 | Gelesen von Caitlin Kelly |
Herbert Marshall | 1:03 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
George Gray | 1:05 | Gelesen von Anthony Craine |
Hon. Henry Bennett | 1:05 | Gelesen von Heather Lambert |
Griffy the Cooper | 1:01 | Gelesen von Calliope |
Sexsmith the Dentist | 1:27 | Gelesen von Matthew Shepherd |
A. D. Blood | 0:47 | Gelesen von Victoria Grace |
Robert Southey | 1:52 | Gelesen von Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010) |
Dora Williams | 1:53 | Gelesen von Fae Haldane |
Mrs. Williams | 1:04 | Gelesen von chriss the girl |
William and Emily | 0:58 | Gelesen von Hollylyn |
Circuit Judge, The | 1:03 | Gelesen von Ken Hallenius |
Blind Jack | 1:00 | Gelesen von Sean McGaughey |
John Horace Burleson | 1:11 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Nancy Knapp | 1:19 | Gelesen von Annie Coleman Rothenberg |
Barry Holden | 1:25 | Gelesen von David Barnes |
State's Attorney Fallas | 1:05 | Gelesen von Anthony Craine |
Wendell P. Bloyd | 1:41 | Gelesen von petespaw |
Francis Turner | 0:53 | Gelesen von Victoria Grace |
Franklin Jones | 0:54 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
John M. Church | 1:11 | Gelesen von Lokon |
Russian Sonia | 1:37 | Gelesen von Caitlin Kelly |
Isa Nutter | 1:26 | Gelesen von Persephone Munt |
Barney Hainsfeather | 0:49 | Gelesen von Maddie |
Petit, the Poet | 1:07 | Gelesen von Andrea L |
Pauline Barrett | 1:50 | Gelesen von Heidi Mo Hawkins |
Mrs. Charles Bliss | 1:41 | Gelesen von Fox in the Stars |
Mrs. George Reece | 1:03 | Gelesen von Joyce Nussbaum |
Rev. Lemuel Wiley | 0:46 | Gelesen von Victoria Grace |
Thomas Ross, Jr. | 1:09 | Gelesen von Heather Lambert |
Rev. Abner Peet | 0:46 | Gelesen von Rob Howard |
Jefferson Howard | 1:27 | Gelesen von Victoria Grace |
Judge Selah Lively | 1:25 | Gelesen von Tina Tilney |
Albert Schirding | 1:22 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Jonas Keene | 1:01 | Gelesen von quieteyes |
Eugenia Todd | 1:24 | Gelesen von Kristin LeMoine |
Yee Bow | 1:16 | Gelesen von Fox in the Stars |
Washington McNeely | 1:52 | Gelesen von Maddie |
Paul McNeely | 1:25 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Mary McNeely | 1:09 | Gelesen von Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) |
Daniel M'Cumber | 1:17 | Gelesen von petespaw |
Georgine Sand Miner | 1:38 | Gelesen von Victoria Long |
Thomas Rhodes | 0:54 | Gelesen von Dan Threetrees |
Ida Chicken | 0:58 | Gelesen von chriss the girl |
Penniwit, the Artist | 1:11 | Gelesen von Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010) |
Jim Brown | 1:36 | Gelesen von Ralph Klapis |
Robert Davidson | 1:29 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Elsa Wertman | 1:43 | Gelesen von Fox in the Stars |
Hamilton Greene | 0:49 | Gelesen von Sean McGaughey |
Ernest Hyde | 1:10 | Gelesen von Thomas Rappel |
Roger Heston | 1:00 | Gelesen von Aaron Decker |
Amos Sibley | 0:53 | Gelesen von Dan Threetrees |
Mrs. Sibley | 0:46 | Gelesen von Andrea L |
Adam Weirauch | 1:27 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Ezra Bartlett | 1:04 | Gelesen von Sean McGaughey |
Amelia Garrick | 1:24 | Gelesen von Fox in the Stars |
John Hancock Otis | 1:16 | Gelesen von Dann Denning |
Anthony Findlay | 1:12 | Gelesen von Simon Keating |
John Cabanis | 1:20 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Unknown, The | 0:52 | Gelesen von Elizabeth Palmer |
Alexander Throckmorton | 0:34 | Gelesen von Maddie |
Jonathan Swift Somers (Author of the Spooniad) | 0:55 | Gelesen von Samantha Hayes |
Widow McFarlane | 1:21 | Gelesen von Annie Coleman Rothenberg |
Carl Hamblin | 1:45 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Editor Whedon | 1:29 | Gelesen von Matthew O'Meara |
Eugene Carman | 1:37 | Gelesen von petespaw |
Clarence Fawcett | 1:05 | Gelesen von Greg Aughe |
W. Lloyd Garrison Standard | 1:58 | Gelesen von David Barnes |
Professor Newcomer | 1:02 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Ralph Rhodes | 1:21 | Gelesen von Deb Bacon-Ziegler |
Mickey M'Grew | 1:09 | Gelesen von Joshua Young |
Rosie Roberts | 0:51 | Gelesen von chriss the girl |
Oscar Hummel | 1:19 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Roscoe Purkapile | 1:30 | Gelesen von Everett Thompson |
Mrs. Purkapile | 1:08 | Gelesen von Kristin LeMoine |
Josiah Tompkins | 1:24 | Gelesen von Ralph Klapis |
Mrs. Kessler | 1:38 | Gelesen von Caitlin Kelly |
Harmon Whitney | 2:00 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Bert Kessler | 1:11 | Gelesen von Matthew Walton |
Lambert Hutchins | 1:50 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Lillian Stewart | 1:28 | Gelesen von Calliope |
Hortense Robbins | 0:57 | Gelesen von Joyce Nussbaum |
Batterton Dobyns | 1:03 | Gelesen von Greg Aughe |
Jacob Godbey | 1:20 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Walter Simmons | 1:17 | Gelesen von quieteyes |
Tom Beatty | 1:24 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Roy Butler | 1:43 | Gelesen von David Barnes |
Searcy Foote | 1:41 | Gelesen von Sean McGaughey |
Edmund Pollard | 1:36 | Gelesen von Aaron Decker |
Thomas Trevelyan | 1:38 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Percival Sharp | 1:44 | Gelesen von Greg Aughe |
Hiram Scates | 1:36 | Gelesen von Linda Leu |
Peleg Poague | 1:09 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Jeduthan Hawley | 1:26 | Gelesen von frankjf |
Abel Melveny | 1:21 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Oaks Tutt | 1:49 | Gelesen von quieteyes |
Elliott Hawkins | 1:45 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Voltaire Johnson | 1:08 | Gelesen von Linda Leu |
English Thornton | 1:33 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Enoch Dunlap | 1:12 | Gelesen von Maddie |
Ida Frickey | 1:33 | Gelesen von Annie Coleman Rothenberg |
Seth Compton | 1:17 | Gelesen von Aaron Decker |
Felix Schmidt | 1:32 | Gelesen von Betsie Bush |
Schroeder the Fisherman | 1:22 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Richard Bone | 1:24 | Gelesen von Joshua Young |
Silas Dement | 1:14 | Gelesen von Greg Aughe |
Dillard Sissman | 1:36 | Gelesen von Linda Leu |
Jonathan Houghton | 1:39 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
E. C. Culbertson | 1:24 | Gelesen von Linda Leu |
Shack Dye | 1:22 | Gelesen von Glen Hallstrom |
Hildrup Tubbs | 1:24 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Henry Tripp | 1:43 | Gelesen von quieteyes |
Granville Calhoun | 1:16 | Gelesen von frankjf |
Henry C. Calhoun | 1:31 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Alfred Moir | 1:06 | Gelesen von Samantha Hayes |
Perry Zoll | 0:59 | Gelesen von quieteyes |
Dippold the Optician | 2:13 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Magrady Graham | 1:32 | Gelesen von Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010) |
Archibald Higbie | 1:29 | Gelesen von Linda Leu |
Tom Merritt | 0:49 | Gelesen von Thomas Hoover |
Mrs. Merritt | 1:09 | Gelesen von Cori Samuel |
Elmer Karr | 0:50 | Gelesen von Greg Aughe |
Elizabeth Childers | 1:38 | Gelesen von Maddie |
Edith Conant | 1:32 | Gelesen von Alys AtteWater |
Charles Webster | 1:55 | Gelesen von Linda Leu |
Father Malloy | 1:33 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Ami Green | 0:48 | Gelesen von Elizabeth Palmer |
Calvin Campbell | 1:09 | Gelesen von frankjf |
Henry Layton | 1:10 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Harlan Sewall | 1:16 | Gelesen von Greg Aughe |
Ippolit Konovaloff | 1:28 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Henry Phipps | 1:51 | Gelesen von Sean McGaughey |
Harry Wilmans | 1:27 | Gelesen von Anthony Craine |
John Wasson | 1:34 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Many Soldiers | 1:31 | Gelesen von frankjf |
Godwin James | 1:54 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Lyman King | 1:02 | Gelesen von Sean McGaughey |
Caroline Branson | 3:03 | Gelesen von Kristin LeMoine |
Anne Rutledge | 1:01 | Gelesen von Linda Leu |
Hamlet Micure | 1:43 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Mabel Osborne | 1:31 | Gelesen von Fox in the Stars |
William H. Herndon | 1:44 | Gelesen von Sean McGaughey |
Rebecca Wasson | 2:27 | Gelesen von Caitlin Kelly |
Rutherford McDowell | 1:42 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Hannah Armstrong | 1:46 | Gelesen von Fox in the Stars |
Lucinda Matlock | 1:20 | Gelesen von Alys AtteWater |
Davis Matlock | 1:13 | Gelesen von Greg Aughe |
Herman Altman | 1:10 | Gelesen von Matthew O'Meara |
Jennie M'Grew | 1:13 | Gelesen von Annie Coleman Rothenberg |
Columbus Cheney | 0:54 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Wallace Ferguson | 1:33 | Gelesen von frankjf |
Maria Bateson | 0:57 | Gelesen von Joyce Nussbaum |
Tennessee Claflin Shope | 1:07 | Gelesen von Rob Howard |
Plymouth Rock Joe | 2:11 | Gelesen von Betsie Bush |
Imanuel Ehrenhardt | 1:07 | Gelesen von Aaron Decker |
Samuel Gardner | 1:35 | Gelesen von Peter Yearsley |
Dow Kritt | 1:08 | Gelesen von Linda Leu |
William Jones | 1:19 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
William Goode | 0:58 | Gelesen von Sean McGaughey |
J. Milton Miles | 1:11 | Gelesen von Cori Samuel |
Faith Matheny | 1:17 | Gelesen von Joyce Nussbaum |
Scholfield Huxley | 1:43 | Gelesen von Phil Bordelon |
Willie Metcalf | 1:29 | Gelesen von Greg Aughe |
Willie Pennington | 1:15 | Gelesen von quieteyes |
Village Atheist, The | 0:57 | Gelesen von Alys AtteWater |
John Ballard | 1:25 | Gelesen von Eveleaf |
Julian Scott | 0:59 | Gelesen von Samantha Hayes |
Alfonso Churchill | 1:02 | Gelesen von Greg Aughe |
Zilpha Marsh | 1:50 | Gelesen von Fox in the Stars |
James Garber | 1:51 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Lydia Humphrey | 1:03 | Gelesen von Annie Coleman Rothenberg |
Le Roy Goldman | 1:13 | Gelesen von Sean McGaughey |
Gustav Richter | 1:56 | Gelesen von Lokon |
Arlo Will | 1:26 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Captain Orlando Killion | 1:19 | Gelesen von Deb Bacon-Ziegler |
Jeremy Carlisle | 1:29 | Gelesen von Kirk Thomas |
Joseph Dixon | 1:30 | Gelesen von Eveleaf |
Judson Stoddard | 0:54 | Gelesen von Greg Aughe |
Russell Kincaid | 1:29 | Gelesen von Betsie Bush |
Aaron Hatfield | 1:36 | Gelesen von Aaron Decker |
Isaiah Beethoven | 2:04 | Gelesen von Matthew Walton |
Elijah Browning | 2:28 | Gelesen von Eveleaf |
Webster Ford | 2:16 | Gelesen von Sean McGaughey |
Spooniad, The | 17:13 | Gelesen von Peter Yearsley |
Epilogue, The | 27:47 | Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers |
Bewertungen
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Edward Storm
this book was given to me at the age of 15 under the direction that the book had changed the person's life and handed it. now the book has changed my life.