Edgar Lee Masters

Edgar Lee Masters

Edgar Lee Masters was born in Garnett, KS on August 23rd, 1868 and passed away at the age of 81 on March 5th, 1950.

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Edgar Lee Masters Stats: The most read book by Edgar Lee Masters on Book Notification is Spoon River Anthology, a Collection.

Below is a complete list of Edgar Lee Masters books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Mitch Miller, Children of the Market Place, and Skeeters Kirby.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mitch Miller
1920
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2
Children of the Market Place
1922
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3
Skeeters Kirby
1923
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4
The Nuptial Flight
1923
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5
Kit O\'Brien
1927
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6
The Fate of the Jury
1929
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7
The Tide of Time
1937
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List of Plays in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top plays are The Bread of Idleness, Maximilian, and The Trifler .

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Blood of the Prophets
1905
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2
The Trifler
1908
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3
Gettysburg, Manila, Acoma
1930
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4
The Tale of Chicago
1933
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5
Maximilian
2007
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6
The Bread of Idleness
2015
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Across Spoon River, Lincoln: The Man, and Vachel Lindsay: A Poet In America.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Lincoln: The Man
1931
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2
Vachel Lindsay: A Poet In America
1935
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3
Whitman
1937
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4
Across Spoon River
1939
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5
Theodore Dreiser: America's Foremost Novelist
2019
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List of Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top collections are Spoon River Anthology, Domesday Book, and Toward the Gulf.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Songs and Sonnets
1910
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2
7
Spoon River Anthology
1915
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3
The Great Valley
1916
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4
Songs and Satires
1916
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5
Toward the Gulf
1918
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6
Starved Rock
1919
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7
Domesday Book
1920
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8
The Open Sea
1921
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9
Godbey, a Dramatic Poem
1931
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10
Illinois Poems
1941
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11
Along The Illinois
1942
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12
The Harmony Of Deeper Music
1976
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13
The Enduring River (With: Herbert Russell)
1991
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14
Down Into This Land (With: Ryan Guth)
2022
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List of Rivers of America Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Kennebec: Cradle of Americans (By: Robert Peter Tristram Coffin)
1937
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2
Upper Mississippi (By: Walter Havighurst)
1937
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3
Suwannee River, Strange Green Land (By: Cecile Hulse Matschat)
1938
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4
Powder River: Let Er Buck (By: Maxwell Struthers Burt)
1938
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5
The Sacramento, River of Gold (By: Julian Dana, J. O'Hara Cosgrave II)
1939
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6
The Hudson (By: Carl Carmer)
1939
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7
The James (By: Edward Shenton, Blair Niles)
1939
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8
The Illinois (By: James Gray)
1940
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9
The Arkansas (By: Donald McKay, Clyde Brion Davis)
1940
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10
The Delaware (By: Harry Emerson Wildes)
1940
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11
The Brandywine ( By: Henry Seidel Canby)
1941
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12
The Kentucky (By: Thomas D. Clark)
1941
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13
The Kaw; The Heart of a Nation (By: Floyd Benjamin Streeter)
1941
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14
The Charles (By: Arthur Bernon Tourtellot)
1941
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15
The Wisconsin ( By: August Derleth)
1942
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16
The Sangamon
1942
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17
The Allegheny (By: Frederick Way Jr.)
1942
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18
Lower Mississippi (By: Hodding Carter)
1942
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19
The Chicago (By: Harry Hansen)
1942
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20
The St. Lawrence, (By: Henry Beston)
1942
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21
The Humboldt: Highroad of the West (By: Dale L. Morgan)
1943
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22
Twin Rivers: The Raritan and the Passaic (By: Harry Emerson Wildes)
1943
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23
The Humboldt (By: Dale L. Morgan)
1943
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24
The St. Johns; A Parade of Diversities (By: James Branch Cabell)
1943
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25
Rivers of the Eastern Shore: Seventeen Maryland Rivers (By: Hulbert Footner)
1944
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26
Rivers of the Eastern Shore: Seventeen Rivers (By: Hulbert Footner)
1944
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27
The Shenandoah (By: Julia Davis Adams)
1945
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28
The Connecticut (By: Walter R. Hard)
1947
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29
The French Broad (By: Douglas W. Gorsline, Wilma Dykeman)
1955
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30
The Niagara (By: Donald Braider)
1972
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31
The Cumberland (By: James McCague)
1973
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32
The Salinas Upside Down River (By: Anne B. Fisher)
1977
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33
The Missouri (By: Stanley Vestal, Getlar Smith)
2019
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Edgar Lee Masters

Edgar Lee Masters was born on August 23rd, 1868. Edgar passed away March 5th, 1950 at 81 years old. Edgar Lee Masters was born in Garnett, KS.

Edgar Lee Masters was the author of the Edgar Lee Masters Collections series which consists of 14 novels. The Edgar Lee Masters Collections series started in 1910 with the novel Songs and Sonnets. The most recently released novel in the Edgar Lee Masters Collections series was Down Into This Land which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming novels for the Edgar Lee Masters Collections series.

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  4. James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.
  5. Joe Hill, author of the NOS4A2 Series.

Edgar Lee Masters: F.A.Q

When was Edgar Lee Masters Born?

Edgar Lee Masters was born on August 23rd, 1868.

When did Edgar Lee Masters die?

Edgar Lee Masters died on March 5th, 1950 at 81 years old.

Where was Edgar Lee Masters Born?

Edgar Lee Masters was born in Garnett, KS.

What was the first book Edgar Lee Masters wrote?

The first book written by Edgar Lee Masters was The Blood of the Prophets, published in 1905.

What was the most recent book Edgar Lee Masters wrote?

His most recently released work was Down Into This Land on February 7th, 2022.

What is the most popular book by Edgar Lee Masters?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Edgar Lee Masters book is Spoon River Anthology. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Spoon River Anthology (7)

How many books has Edgar Lee Masters written?

Edgar Lee Masters has written 33 books. 7 Standalone Novels, 6 books in the Plays, 5 Non-Fiction Books, 14 Collections, 1 book in the Rivers of America Series.

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