The Little Review, September 1915 (Vol. 2, No. 6)

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The Little Review, September 1915 (Vol. 2, No. 6)

by Various Authors

EN·~1 hours·10 chapters

Chapters

10 total
1

Reversals

3:43
2

Moods

3:41
3

Soul-Sleep and Modern Novels

6:19
4

Poems

1:09
5

Richard Aldington’s Poetry

13:13
6

Café Sketches

10:06
7

Emma Goldman on Trial

4:34
8

Poetry Versus Imagism

33:36
9

The New Idol

24:29
10

The Reader Critic

10:27

Description

A bold, restless collection that captures the fevered pulse of a world on the brink of change. The opening essay launches a fierce, lyrical indictment of the societies that trap individuals in conformity, using striking paradoxes to expose the contradictions of law, love, art and rebellion. Its voice is unapologetically confrontational, inviting listeners to reconsider the very ground beneath their feet and to hear the quiet mutterings of dissent hidden in everyday life.

The companion piece drifts into vivid, almost hallucinatory poetry, where water becomes a living entity—roaring, trembling, shimmering—mirroring the inner turbulence of the human soul. Through striking images of beasts, storms, and night‑lit moons, the poet conjures a landscape where sorrow and laughter intertwine, urging listeners to feel the raw, elemental emotions that surge beneath the surface. Together, these works offer an immersive snapshot of early modernist daring, a snapshot that still resonates with anyone questioning the rules that shape our world.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (106K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Margaret C. Anderson.

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.

Release date

2021-10-06

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Various Authors

A shared credit like this usually means the audiobook brings together work by more than one writer. That can make for a lively listening experience, with different voices, styles, and ideas collected in one place.

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