# Epilogue — Spoon River Anthology character guide

> Epilogue in Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0248-epilogue

## Who they are

The final reflection on the lives and deaths in Spoon River.

## In the story

### [Mrs. Sibley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/mrs-sibley)

The speaker's secret of an undiscoverable mound echoes the epilogue's theme of hidden truths.

### [Editor Whedon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/editor-whedon)

The speaker is an unnamed editor, likely the 'Editor Whedon' of the title, who reflects on his corrupt career from beyond the grave.

### [Hortence Robbins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/hortence-robbins)

Hortence Robbins speaks from the grave, embodying the theme of forgotten legacy.

### [Jonathan Houghton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/jonathan-houghton)

The speaker, Jonathan Houghton, returns after thirty years to find his childhood home transformed and yearns for the Hill.

### [Magrady Graham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/magrady-graham)

The speaker addresses the deceased Magrady Graham, whose heart stopped during the election returns.

### [Mrs. Merritt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/mrs-merritt)

Mrs. Merritt speaks from beyond the grave, her epitaph concluding her story.

### [Elizabeth Childers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/elizabeth-childers)

The speaker is a mother addressing her stillborn child, Elizabeth Childers.

### [Edith Conant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/edith-conant)

The speaker is a collective voice of memories, standing in for the forgotten dead.

## Links

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