Alexanders Bridge (1912) - Willa Cather
Public domain
Category: Classic
Narrator: Marguerite Gavin
Tags: Classic, Adults
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Release date: January 1, 2006 Duration: 02:48:02, Alexanders Bridge was Willa Cathers first novel and one of her best., Bartley Alexander was the worlds leading bridge builder, something that was considered an awesome skill in the early 20th century. Alexander has the strength and regret that weave throughout Cathers male characters much as they do through those of her contemporary authors, strength and forbearance of Cathers female characters, shown off most clearly after the great bridge collapses along with Alexander himself., There is a pleasure in listening to the imagery of Alexanders Bridge that is similar to viewing a beautiful watercolor, as in the following description of a Boston street in late afternoon: The sun sank rapidly; the silvery light had faded from the bare boughs and the watery twilight was setting in when Wilson at last walked down the hill, descending into cooler and cooler depths of grayish shadow. Against this delicate imagery
