The Song of the Lark
A gifted girl from a small Colorado town, Thea Kronborg, follows her fierce artistic ambition through hardship and sacrifice to become a great opera singer, in Cather’s rich portrait of the making of an artist. Drawing on the world of music and the landscapes of the American West and Southwest, the novel explores talent, willpower, and the cost of devotion to one’s calling. Expansive and deeply felt, The Song of the Lark celebrates the struggle to fulfill one’s gifts against every obstacle. Warm and inspiring, it is a moving study of artistic awakening and the long, demanding road from provincial obscurity to triumph.
About the Author
Willa Cather (1873-1947) was an American author celebrated for her novels of the frontier and immigrant experience on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers! and My Ántonia.
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Listen to The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather free online. The full audiobook (16 hr 21 min, 38 chapters, read by volunteer narrators) streams free on this page.
The Song of the Lark (1915) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part 1, Sec 1 & 2 | 29:25 | |
| 2 | Part 1, Sec 3 & 4 | 26:47 | |
| 3 | Part 1, Sec 5 & 6 | 35:41 | |
| 4 | Part 1, Sec 7 | 17:25 | |
| 5 | Part 1, Sec 8 | 20:22 | |
| 6 | Part 1, Sec 9 & 10 | 19:04 | |
| 7 | Part 1, Sec 11 & 12 | 30:42 | |
| 8 | Part 1, Sec 13 & 14 | 39:07 | |
| 9 | Part 1, Sec 15 | 12:09 | |
| 10 | Part 1, Sec 16 | 38:27 | |
| 11 | Part 1, Sec 17 & 18 | 30:50 | |
| 12 | Part 1, Sec 19 & 20 | 35:06 | |
| 13 | Part 2, Sec 1 & 2 | 29:11 | |
| 14 | Part 2, Sec 3 | 35:35 | |
| 15 | Part 2, Sec 4 & 5 | 29:53 | |
| 16 | Part 2, Sec 6 & 7 | 24:02 | |
| 17 | Part 2, Sec 8 & 9 | 26:36 | |
| 18 | Part 2, Sec 10 | 23:04 | |
| 19 | Part 2, Sec 11 | 25:30 | |
| 20 | Part 3, Sec 1 | 18:29 | |
| 21 | Part 3, Sec 2 & 3 | 18:28 | |
| 22 | Part 3, Sec 4 | 19:11 | |
| 23 | Part 3, Sec 5 & 6 | 11:34 | |
| 24 | Part 4, Sec 1, 2, & 3 | 22:49 | |
| 25 | Part 4, Sec 4 & 5 | 17:14 | |
| 26 | Part 4, Sec 6 & 7 | 36:52 | |
| 27 | Part 4, Sec 8 | 32:28 | |
| 28 | Part 5, Sec 1 & 2 | 30:24 | |
| 29 | Part 5, Sec 3 & 4 | 19:49 | |
| 30 | Part 5, Sec 5 | 18:27 | |
| 31 | Part 6, Sec 1 & 2 | 32:57 | |
| 32 | Part 6, Sec 3 & 4 | 28:55 | |
| 33 | Part 6, Sec 5 & 6 | 32:36 | |
| 34 | Part 6, Sec 7 & 8 | 30:41 | |
| 35 | Part 6, Sec 9 | 23:54 | |
| 36 | Part 6, Sec 10 | 17:09 | |
| 37 | Part 6, Sec 11 | 22:59 | |
| 38 | Epilogue | 17:03 |
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