The Little Review, September 1914 (Vol. 1, No. 6)

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The Little Review, September 1914 (Vol. 1, No. 6)

by Various Authors

EN·~2 hours·22 chapters

Chapters

22 total

After Feeling Deux Arabesques by Debussy

0:23

Let Me Not Live Too Long

0:25

To the Violinist

0:29

Gifts

0:26

Hell

0:56

To a Woman

0:22

Armageddon

3:43

Women in War

3:23

Children of War

1:12

Grocer Shops and Souls

5:34
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Description

A striking snapshot of early‑20th‑century avant‑garde writing, this issue bursts with vivid, music‑infused verse and daring prose that flirts with the surreal. The pieces echo the restless energy of a world on the brink, using fragmented images—faded stars, trembling violins, phosphorescent bones—to pull listeners into a dream‑like landscape where sound and silence collide.

Across the pages you’ll encounter a kaleidoscope of themes: the fevered heat of fire and the cool whisper of lavender water, a macabre parade through heaven and hell, and a fierce commentary on the looming war in Europe. Each fragment feels like a pulse, inviting you to linger on its strange beauty while hinting at the turbulent era that birthed it. The collection offers a compelling, immersive experience that captures the restless spirit of a time when art was reshaping the very language of feeling.

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Language

en

Duration

~2 hours (161K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Jens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. This book was produced from images made available by the Modernist Journal Project, Brown and Tulsa Universities, http://www.modjourn.org.

Release date

Dec 30, 2020

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Various Authors

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