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1	Sister Carrie more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist This novel about the effects of America's repressive moral climate was controversial in its day, and its availability to the public was delayed 12 years because of the "immorality" in Dreiser's sordid, realistic portrayal of the downfall of an innocent young woman who leaves her country town for the big city. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.04! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	American Tragedy more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist Dreiser's huge, sprawling, clumsy, unquestionably powerful novel tells a story that could have been lifted directly from a tabloid newspaper. Clyde Griffiths, the son of narrowly religious parents, escapes his Kansas City upbringing at 16 by getting a job in his uncle's collar factory in upstate New York. Clyde convinces himself that he will ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Genius more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist Dreiser's autobiographical novel, about the downfall of a truly creative man destroyed by his own pride and arrogance, was first published in 1915. It was censored by the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice and remained unavailable until Liveright reissued it in 1920. see all copies from $10.00! new only from $35.68! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Financier more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist Dreiser's vivid novel, based loosely on the life of the ruthless and colorful Chicago financier C.T. Yerkes (1837-1905), is set in Philadelphia. His hero, Frank Algernon Cowperwood, rises dramatically in the world of finance and then, just as spectacularly, falls, in a story that serves as a showcase for Dreiser's naturalistic belief that, in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Newspaper Days: An Autobiography more books like this by Theodore Dreiser, T D Nostwich (Editor) add to wishlist Social writer Theodore Dreiser's candid autobiography * Covers the period 1892-1899, just before Dreiser began writing the first great modern American novel, Sister Carrie * An American classic, Newspaper Days offers a compelling view of American growth during the period * Gives an insider's account of the rough-and-tumble of turn of the century ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Dawn: An Autobiography of Early Youth more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist The first volume of Dreiser's autobiography details his impoverished upbringing before his escape to the city, where he became a newspaper reporter. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The bulwark by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
8	Jennie Gerhardt more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist In Dreiser's frank novel of attraction, exploitation, and power, the heroine submits to not one but two wealthy men in an attempt to help her family out of crushing poverty. The novel was extensively altered before publication because of its sexual openness and its criticisms of organized religion. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Sister Carrie: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds, and Sources Criticism more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist This Norton Critical Edition features the 1900 Doubleday Page text of the novel. "Backgrounds and Sources" reprints excerpts from Dreiser's autobiographies, and a documentary account, drawn largely from Dreiser's correspondence with Frank Norris, Arthur Henry, Walter H.Page and F.N.Doubleday, discusses the supposed "suppression" of Sister Carrie ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
10	Dreiser: Sister Carrie/Jennie Gerhardt/Twelve Men more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to ... see all copies from $5.50! new only from $20.00! \| first editions
11	A Hoosier Holiday more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist An account of a road trip taken by Dreiser late in his life, when he travelled from New York to the Indiana and Ohio towns of his boyhood. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Titan. more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (1871-1945) was an American author of the naturalist school, known for dealing with the gritty reality of life. His first novel, Sister Carrie (1900), tells the story of a woman who flees her country life for the city (Chicago) and falls into a wayward life. His second novel, Jennie Gerhardt, was published the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.74! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	A Traveler at Forty more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist Before publishing Dreiser's European travel book in 1913, the Century Company editors had heavily excised autobiographical reminiscences, philosophical speculations, revealing portraits of prominent figures, Dreiser's relationships with women, and his carefully observed renditions of lower-class urban life. This newly edited text is based on the ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $19.62! \| first editions \| SVS
14	An American Tragedy more books like this by Theodore Dresier, Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist Dreiser's huge, sprawling, clumsy, unquestionably powerful novel tells a story that could have been lifted directly from a tabloid newspaper. Clyde Griffiths, the son of narrowly religious parents, escapes his Kansas City upbringing at 16 by getting a job in his uncle's collar factory in upstate New York. Clyde convinces himself that he will ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
15 view cover	Free and Other Stories more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist 1918. Contents: Free; McEwen of the Shining Slave Makers; Nigger Jeff; The Lost Phoebe; The Second Choice; A Story of Stories; Old Rogaum and His Theresa; Will You Walk Into My Parlor; The Cruise of the Idlewild; Married; When the Old Century Was New. see all copies from $5.99! new only from $24.19! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Color of a Great City more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist Dreiser lived in New York City for a long period of his life, and this book is his tribute to a place he loved. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	A Book about Myself more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist Text extracted from opening pages of book: A BOOK ABOUT MYSELF THEODORE DREISER -, -, -r BONI AND LIVERIOHT A BOOK ABOUT MYSELF A BOOK ABOUT MYSELF CHAPTER I DURING the year 1890 I had been formulating my first dim notion as to what it was I wanted to do in life. For two years and more I had been reading Eugene Field's Sharps and Flats/ 7 a ... see all copies* from $4.50! new only from $28.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18	Dreiser-Mencken Letters: The Correspondence of Theodore Dreiser and H.L. Mencken, 1907-1945 more books like this by Thomas P Riggio, H L Mencken (Photographer), Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist see all copies from $8.00! new only from $22.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
19	Theodore Dreiser's Ev'ry Month more books like this by Theodore Dreiser, Nancy Warner Barrineau (Editor) add to wishlist Collected in this volume are reviews and opinion pieces that Dreiser published in "Ev'ry Month" a popular women's magazine that he edited from October 1895 to September 1897. The columns constitute the earliest records of Dreiser's thoughts on subjects that would become central to his fiction. see all copies from $3.04! new only from $8.95! \| first editions
20	Hey rub-a-dub-dub; a book of the mystery and wonder and terror of life more books like this by Theodore Dreiser add to wishlist see all copies from $7.98! new only from $23.52! \| first editions \| SVS
21	Amateur Laborer more books like this by Theodore Dreiser, Richard W Dowell (Editor), James L West (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.00! \| first editions
22	Notes on life more books like this by Theodore Dreiser, Marguerite Tjader, John J. McAleer add to wishlist see all copies from $5.78! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23	Sister Carrie: The Unexpurgated Edition more books like this by Theodore Dreiser, Neda M Westlake (Editor), James L W West, III (Editor) add to wishlist This edition of Dreiser's novel is the first publication of the entire, unexpurgated, uncensored text. It includes a preface and acknowledgements, the text of the novel, historical/critical commentary and accompanying notes. see all copies from $1.99!
24 view cover	A Picture and a Criticism of Life: New Letters: Volume 1 more books like this by Theodore Dreiser, Professor Donald Pizer (Editor) add to wishlist Dreiser's captivating portraits of turn-of-the-century America's famous figures Before coming to national attention for his novel "Sister Carrie, " Theodore Dreiser worked for nearly a decade as a magazine editor and freelance writer. Now in paperback, "Art, Music, and Literature, 1897-1902" collects a rich selection of Dreiser's brief, colorful ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $61.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Art, Music, and Literature, 1897-1902 more books like this by Theodore Dreiser, Yoshinobu Hakutani (Editor) add to wishlist Before coming to national attention for his novel "Sister Carrie", Theodore Dreiser worked for nearly a decade as a magazine editor and freelance writer. In this volume, liberally seasoned with period illustrations, Yoshinobu Hakutani has collected and annotated a rich selection of Dreiser's early writings on the cultural milieu of his day. In ... see all copies from $5.86! new only from $16.00! \| first editions

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