The Sport of the Gods
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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The Sport of the Gods is a novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar, first published in 1902, centered around urban black life.
Forced to leave the South, a family falls apart amid the harsh realities of Northern inner city life in this 1902 examination of the forces that extinguish the dreams of African Americans. (Summary from Wikipedia) (4 hr 34 min)
Chapters
| 01 - The Hamiltons | 6:03 | Read by ashleighjane |
| 02 - A Farewell Dinner | 15:44 | Read by Larry Degala |
| 03 - The Theft | 13:18 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| 04 - From a Clear Sky | 14:56 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| 05 - The Justice of Men | 17:27 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| 06 - Outcasts | 17:09 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| 07 - In New York | 20:45 | Read by Larry Degala |
| 08 - An Evening Out | 11:44 | Read by Ric Cornwall |
| 09 - His Heart's Desire | 16:52 | Read by Ric Cornwall |
| 10 - A Visitor from Home | 12:13 | Read by Ric Cornwall |
| 11 - Broken Hopes | 15:38 | Read by Ric Cornwall |
| 12 - 'All the World's a Stage' | 25:48 | Read by Larry Degala |
| 13 - The Oakleys | 17:41 | Read by mevans |
| 14 - Frankenstein | 14:19 | Read by jeandelfrio |
| 15 - 'Dear, Damned, Delightful Town' | 8:59 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| 16 - Skaggs's Theory | 17:50 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| 17 - A Yellow Journal | 16:35 | Read by Larry Degala |
| 18 - What Berry Found | 11:04 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
Reviews
rS
All of the recordings other than those by Rick Cornwall are pretty good, but the audio for all of Rick’s chapters are unfortunately a bit muffled and difficult to hear.