Spoon River Anthology, Edgar Lee Masters

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by Edgar Lee Masters · 1868–1950

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Read time
16 min
Words
3,413
Chapters
1
Paragraphs
256
Price
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  • American poetry
Spoon River Anthology

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About the author

Edgar Lee Masters1868–1950

Edgar Lee Masters (1868–1950) was an American attorney, poet, biographer, and dramatist.

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Book details

Original language
English
Translation
German, machine translation
Source text
Project Gutenberg #26471
Licence
Public domain worldwide

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