Books author - "Theodore Dreiser"
Description Caroline Meeber, known as Sister Carrie to her family, moves to Chicago at the tender age of eighteen to try to make something of herself. Living with her sister and brother-in-law, she quickly finds that life, and work, are hard in the big city. She soon takes up with a traveling salesman she met on the train into town. Months later her eye is turned by one of the salesmanβs acquaintances, George Hurstwood, and vice-versa. A series of events lead Carrie and Hurstwood to New York
Description Clyde Griffithβs parents are poor street-preachers, but Clyde doesnβt βbelieve,β and finds their work demeaning. At fifteen he gets a job and starts to ease out of their lives, eventually landing in some trouble that causes him to flee the town where they live. Two years later, Clyde meets his well-off uncle, who owns a large factory in upstate New York. Clyde talks his way into a job at the factory, and soon finds himself supervising a roomful of women. All alone, generally shunned
"I wonder," said the mother, wearily, when they neared the door, "if they've got any coal?" "Don't worry," said Jennie. "If they haven't I'll go." "A man run us away," was almost the first greeting that the perturbed George offered when the mother made her inquiry about the coal. "I got a little, though." he added. "I threw it off a car." Mrs. Gerhardt only smiled, but Jennie laughed. "How is Veronica?" she
"I'd like to," said Stella. "It would be a lot of fun.""Come out Saturday evening and stay all night. He's home then." "I will," said Stella. "Won't that be fine!" "I believe you like him!" laughed Myrtle. "I think he's awfully nice," said Stella, simply. The second meeting happened on Saturday evening as arranged, when he came home from his odd day at his father's insurance office. Stella had come to supper. Eugene saw her
This IS NOT one of my stories. I only designed the cover. It's about a man who lost his wife, and then lost his mind. This was published in The Century Magazine in 1916... after 19 rejections.
Description Caroline Meeber, known as Sister Carrie to her family, moves to Chicago at the tender age of eighteen to try to make something of herself. Living with her sister and brother-in-law, she quickly finds that life, and work, are hard in the big city. She soon takes up with a traveling salesman she met on the train into town. Months later her eye is turned by one of the salesmanβs acquaintances, George Hurstwood, and vice-versa. A series of events lead Carrie and Hurstwood to New York
Description Clyde Griffithβs parents are poor street-preachers, but Clyde doesnβt βbelieve,β and finds their work demeaning. At fifteen he gets a job and starts to ease out of their lives, eventually landing in some trouble that causes him to flee the town where they live. Two years later, Clyde meets his well-off uncle, who owns a large factory in upstate New York. Clyde talks his way into a job at the factory, and soon finds himself supervising a roomful of women. All alone, generally shunned
"I wonder," said the mother, wearily, when they neared the door, "if they've got any coal?" "Don't worry," said Jennie. "If they haven't I'll go." "A man run us away," was almost the first greeting that the perturbed George offered when the mother made her inquiry about the coal. "I got a little, though." he added. "I threw it off a car." Mrs. Gerhardt only smiled, but Jennie laughed. "How is Veronica?" she
"I'd like to," said Stella. "It would be a lot of fun.""Come out Saturday evening and stay all night. He's home then." "I will," said Stella. "Won't that be fine!" "I believe you like him!" laughed Myrtle. "I think he's awfully nice," said Stella, simply. The second meeting happened on Saturday evening as arranged, when he came home from his odd day at his father's insurance office. Stella had come to supper. Eugene saw her
This IS NOT one of my stories. I only designed the cover. It's about a man who lost his wife, and then lost his mind. This was published in The Century Magazine in 1916... after 19 rejections.