The Song of the Lark
Willa Sibert Cather and Willa Cather
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Set in the 1890s in Moonstone, a fictional place supposedly located in Colorado, The Song of the Lark is the self-portrait of an artist in the making. The story revolves around an ambitious young heroine, Thea Kronborg, who leaves her hometown to go to the big city to fulfill her dream of becoming a famous opera star.
The novel captures Thea's independent-mindedness, her strong work ethic, and her ascent to her highest achievement. At each step along the way, her realization of the mediocrity of her peers propels her to greater levels of accomplishment, but in the course of her ascent she must discard those relationships which no longer serve her. (Summary by Wikipedia) (16 hr 20 min)
Chapters
| Part 1, Sec 1 & 2 | 29:25 | Read by E. Tavano |
| Part 1, Sec 3 & 4 | 26:47 | Read by E. Tavano |
| Part 1, Sec 5 & 6 | 35:41 | Read by maryagneskatherine |
| Part 1, Sec 7 | 17:25 | Read by Denise Nordell |
| Part 1, Sec 8 | 20:22 | Read by Kate Sterner |
| Part 1, Sec 9 & 10 | 19:04 | Read by Kate Sterner |
| Part 1, Sec 11 & 12 | 30:42 | Read by Kate Sterner |
| Part 1, Sec 13 & 14 | 39:07 | Read by maryagneskatherine |
| Part 1, Sec 15 | 12:09 | Read by maryagneskatherine |
| Part 1, Sec 16 | 38:27 | Read by maryagneskatherine |
| Part 1, Sec 17 & 18 | 30:50 | Read by Jackie Drown |
| Part 1, Sec 19 & 20 | 35:06 | Read by Jackie Drown |
| Part 2, Sec 1 & 2 | 29:11 | Read by shihping |
| Part 2, Sec 3 | 35:35 | Read by shihping |
| Part 2, Sec 4 & 5 | 29:53 | Read by shihping |
| Part 2, Sec 6 & 7 | 24:02 | Read by shihping |
| Part 2, Sec 8 & 9 | 26:36 | Read by shihping |
| Part 2, Sec 10 | 23:04 | Read by shihping |
| Part 2, Sec 11 | 25:30 | Read by shihping |
| Part 3, Sec 1 | 18:29 | Read by Denise Nordell |
| Part 3, Sec 2 & 3 | 18:28 | Read by Denise Nordell |
| Part 3, Sec 4 | 19:11 | Read by Denise Nordell |
| Part 3, Sec 5 & 6 | 11:34 | Read by Denise Nordell |
| Part 4, Sec 1, 2, & 3 | 22:49 | Read by shihping |
| Part 4, Sec 4 & 5 | 17:14 | Read by shihping |
| Part 4, Sec 6 & 7 | 36:52 | Read by shihping |
| Part 4, Sec 8 | 32:28 | Read by shihping |
| Part 5, Sec 1 & 2 | 30:24 | Read by Deon Gines |
| Part 5, Sec 3 & 4 | 19:49 | Read by Deon Gines |
| Part 5, Sec 5 | 18:27 | Read by Deon Gines |
| Part 6, Sec 1 & 2 | 32:57 | Read by Deon Gines |
| Part 6, Sec 3 & 4 | 28:55 | Read by Deon Gines |
| Part 6, Sec 5 & 6 | 32:36 | Read by Deon Gines |
| Part 6, Sec 7 & 8 | 30:41 | Read by Deon Gines |
| Part 6, Sec 9 | 23:54 | Read by Kate Sterner |
| Part 6, Sec 10 | 17:09 | Read by Kate Sterner |
| Part 6, Sec 11 | 22:59 | Read by Kate Sterner |
| Epilogue | 17:03 | Read by Kate Sterner |
Reviews
Jennifer Fox
Some of the readers nearly ruined this lovely story for me. Complete lack of inflection for many chapters. One non native English speaker with accent who clearly didn’t understand what she was reading. Hard to take.
Less than halfway thru...
A LibriVox Listener
Enjoying the story and want to find out what happens to Thea, the main character, but this non-English language speaking reader is killing it for me. Was hoping to find another free version but I guess I'm stuck with this one. Actually checked put a copy from the library so I can read the chapters myself that are read by the readers I don't care for.
Beautifully told story of the development of a singer
Deborah
I had already read this book, but hearing it read by these excellent readers gave a whole new dimension to this exquisite story, a story that mirrors my own life as an opera singer!
Terri Lynn
I liked the way the book was broken as the main character's life is as she grows.
Susan Dickinson
I enjoy the mixed reading, native speakers and non-native. I think Willa Cather would have approved.
Would be good if readers knew how to properly say Ms. Cather’s name and also va…
A LibriVox Listener
ReCat Routson
Excellent Book well worth reading. Thanks to all the Readers great job .
Recat Routson
Excellent Book . Thanks to all the readers great job 😁