The Song of the Lark: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Song of the Lark, credited to Willa Sibert Cather, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Song of the Lark by Willa Sibert Cather. Read in English by E. Tavano; maryagneskatherine; Denise Nordell; Kate Sterner; Jackie Drown; shihping; deongines 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)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Song of the Lark
• Author credits: Willa Sibert Cather
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 38
• Listed recording duration: 16:20:55

Catalogue topics

• Dream
• achievement
• fiction
• novel

Opening tracks: first 24 of 38

1. 01 - Part 1, Sec 1 & 2 — 29:25
2. 02 - Part 1, Sec 3 & 4 — 26:47
3. 03 - Part 1, Sec 5 & 6 — 35:41
4. 04 - Part 1, Sec 7 — 17:25
5. 05 - Part 1, Sec 8 — 20:22
6. 06 - Part 1, Sec 9 & 10 — 19:04
7. 07 - Part 1, Sec 11 & 12 — 30:42
8. 08 - Part 1, Sec 13 & 14 — 39:07
9. 09 - Part 1, Sec 15 — 12:09
10. 10 - Part 1, Sec 16 — 38:27
11. 11 - Part 1, Sec 17 & 18 — 30:50
12. 12 - Part 1, Sec 19 & 20 — 35:06
13. 13 - Part 2, Sec 1 & 2 — 29:11
14. 14 - Part 2, Sec 3 — 35:35
15. 15 - Part 2, Sec 4 & 5 — 29:53
16. 16 - Part 2, Sec 6 & 7 — 24:02
17. 17 - Part 2, Sec 8 & 9 — 26:36
18. 18 - Part 2, Sec 10 — 23:04
19. 19 - Part 2, Sec 11 — 25:30
20. 20 - Part 3, Sec 1 — 18:29
21. 21 - Part 3, Sec 2 & 3 — 18:28
22. 22 - Part 3, Sec 4 — 19:11
23. 23 - Part 3, Sec 5 & 6 — 11:34
24. 24 - Part 4, Sec 1, 2, & 3 — 22:49

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