Spoon River Anthology
Spoon River Anthology, published in 1915, made Edgar Lee Masters famous overnight. In some two hundred and forty short free-verse monologues, the dead of a small Illinois town speak from the hill where they are buried, each telling the truth about a life the town never knew: the druggist, the village atheist, the judge, the unfaithful wives and husbands, the poet who never left, the girl ruined and the woman who ruined her. Many of the speakers answer one another, and the pieces slowly compose a portrait of a community of hypocrisy, thwarted longing and occasional grace. The Spooniad, a mock epic, and an Epilogue close the book. Masters drew on the towns of his own boyhood. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first poems are free.
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Frequently asked questions about Spoon River Anthology
Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
Can I read Spoon River Anthology online?
Yes. Spoon River Anthology opens right on this page, in a reader designed for long reading: adjustable text size, light, sepia and dark themes, a clickable table of contents and your place saved when you are signed in. No download or app is needed.
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Is Spoon River Anthology in the public domain?
Yes. Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read Spoon River Anthology?
About 2 h 33 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is Spoon River Anthology?
Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters is filed under "Poetry" in the Vinteuil library.
