Afterwhiles
Charming dialect verse and rural nostalgia in 19th-century AmericaBy James Whitcomb Riley
Length2h 5m
About this audiobook
In "Afterwhiles," James Whitcomb Riley masterfully weaves together a tapestry of nostalgia and sentimentality, capturing the essence of Midwestern American life at the turn of the 20th century. This collection of poems reflects Riley's characteristic use of colloquial language and expressive dialect, inviting readers into a world of rich imagery and emotional depth. Throughout the verses, themes of childhood longing, nature, and the passage of time resonate, revealing the poet's profound connection to both place and memory within the larger context of American literature that celebrates regionalism and the simplicity of rural existence. James Whitcomb Riley, often celebrated as the
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GenrePoetry
Length2 hrs 5 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 23, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PROEM (AKA "Afterwhiles")
26Away
2Herr Weiser
27Who Bides His Time
3The Beautiful City
28From the Headboard of a Grave in Paraguay
4Lockerbie Street
29Laughter Holding Both His Sides
5Das Krist Kindel
30Fame
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6Anselmo
31The Ripest Peach
7A Home-Made Fairy Tale
32A Fruit Piece
8The South Wind and the Sun
33Their Sweet Sorrow
9The Lost Kiss
34John McKeen
10The Sphinx
35Out of Nazareth
11If I knew What Poets Know
36September Dark
12Ike Walton's Prayer
37We To Sigh Instead of Sing
13A Rough Sketch
38The Blossoms on the Trees
14Our Kind of a Man
39Last Night— And This
15The Harper
40A Discouraging Model
16Old Aunt Mary's
41Back From a Two-years' Sentence
17Illileo
42The Wandering Jew
18The King
43Becalmed
19A Bride
44To Santa Claus
20The Dead Lover
45Where the Children used to Play
21A Song
46A Glimpse of Pan
22When Bessie Died
47SONNETS
23The Shower
48Pan
24A Life Lesson
49Dusk
25A Scrawl
50June
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