{"product_id":"spoon-river-anthology-9791043136542","title":"Spoon River Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Edgar Lee Masters\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Poetry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpoon River Anthology\u003c\/strong\u003e by Edgar Lee Masters, is a collection of short poems that reveals the true nature of the citizens of a fictional small town in Illinois. Each poem is a candid autobiography of a now-deceased resident that lies in the \u003cstrong\u003eOak Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e Cemetery-often exposing their darkest secrets.\u003cstrong\u003eEdgar Lee Masters\u003c\/strong\u003e was raised in Lewistown, Illinois and based these stories on the gossip he heard there. The book was a commercial success, but was banned from schools and libraries in the area due to the real-life citizens knowing exactly whom each poem was written about. As the years have passed and more generations now lie in \u003cstrong\u003eOak Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e Cemetery, Lewistown has forgiven \u003cstrong\u003eMasters\u003c\/strong\u003e, and he's now celebrated there.The poems were originally published in the literary magazine Reedy's Mirror under the pseudonym \u003cstrong\u003eWebster Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e. The first book edition was published in \u003cstrong\u003e1915\u003c\/strong\u003e and contained \u003cstrong\u003e209\u003c\/strong\u003e poems. \u003cstrong\u003eSpoon River Anthology\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection of short poems that reveals the true nature of the citizens of a fictional small town in Illinois. Each poem is a candid autobiography of a now-deceased resident that lies in the \u003cstrong\u003eOak Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e Cemetery-often exposing their darkest secrets.\u003cstrong\u003eEdgar Lee Masters\u003c\/strong\u003e was raised in Lewistown, Illinois and based these stories on the gossip he heard there. The book was a commercial success, but was banned from schools and libraries in the area due to the real-life citizens knowing exactly whom each poem was written about. As the years have passed and more generations now lie in \u003cstrong\u003eOak Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e Cemetery, Lewistown has forgiven \u003cstrong\u003eMasters\u003c\/strong\u003e, and he's now celebrated there.The poems were originally published in the literary magazine Reedy's Mirror under the pseudonym \u003cstrong\u003eWebster Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e. The first book edition was published in \u003cstrong\u003e1915\u003c\/strong\u003e and contained \u003cstrong\u003e209\u003c\/strong\u003e poems. \u003cstrong\u003eSpoon River Anthology\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection of short poems that reveals the true nature of the citizens of a fictional small town in Illinois. Each poem is a candid autobiography of a now-deceased resident that lies in the \u003cstrong\u003eOak Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e Cemetery-often exposing their darkest secrets.\u003cstrong\u003eEdgar Lee Masters\u003c\/strong\u003e was raised in Lewistown, Illinois and based these stories on the gossip he heard there. The book was a commercial success, but was banned from schools and libraries in the area due to the real-life citizens knowing exactly whom each poem was written about. As the years have passed and more generations now lie in \u003cstrong\u003eOak Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e Cemetery, Lewistown has forgiven \u003cstrong\u003eMasters\u003c\/strong\u003e, and he's now celebrated there.The poems were originally published in the literary magazine Reedy's Mirror under the pseudonym \u003cstrong\u003eWebster Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e. The first book edition was published in \u003cstrong\u003e1915\u003c\/strong\u003e and contained \u003cstrong\u003e209\u003c\/strong\u003e poems.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Prairies Numeriques","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776345194647,"sku":"9791043136542","price":2269.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791043136542.webp?v=1777995704","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/spoon-river-anthology-9791043136542","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}