The Sport of the Gods
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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The Sport of the Gods is a novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar, first published in 1902, centered around urban black life.
Forced to leave the South, a family falls apart amid the harsh realities of Northern inner city life in this 1902 examination of the forces that extinguish the dreams of African Americans. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Chapters
| 01 - The Hamiltons | 6:03 | Read by ashleighjane |
| 02 - A Farewell Dinner | 15:44 | Read by Larry Degala |
| 03 - The Theft | 13:18 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 04 - From a Clear Sky | 14:56 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 05 - The Justice of Men | 17:27 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 06 - Outcasts | 17:09 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 07 - In New York | 20:45 | Read by Larry Degala |
| 08 - An Evening Out | 11:44 | Read by Ric Cornwall |
| 09 - His Heart's Desire | 16:52 | Read by Ric Cornwall |
| 10 - A Visitor from Home | 12:13 | Read by Ric Cornwall |
| 11 - Broken Hopes | 15:38 | Read by Ric Cornwall |
| 12 - 'All the World's a Stage' | 25:48 | Read by Larry Degala |
| 13 - The Oakleys | 17:41 | Read by mevans |
| 14 - Frankenstein | 14:19 | Read by jeandelfrio |
| 15 - 'Dear, Damned, Delightful Town' | 8:59 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 16 - Skaggs's Theory | 17:50 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 17 - A Yellow Journal | 16:35 | Read by Larry Degala |
| 18 - What Berry Found | 11:04 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
Reviews
rS
All of the recordings other than those by Rick Cornwall are pretty good, but the audio for all of Rick’s chapters are unfortunately a bit muffled and difficult to hear.