Dreiser: Sister Carrie/Jennie Gerhardt/Twelve Men
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Book Overview
Theodore Dreiser was arguably the most important figure in the development of fiction in the twentieth century. In this Library of America volume are presented the first two novels and a little-known collection of biographical sketches by the man about whom H. L. Mencken said, "American writing, before and after his time, differed almost as much as biology before and after Darwin." Dreiser grew up poor in a series of small Indiana towns, in...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0940450410
ISBN13:9780940450417
Release Date:June 1987
Publisher:Library of America
Length:1168 Pages
Weight:1.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 5.2" x 8.2"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
These novels of course represent the best in literature, but LOA has left it unclear whether their version of Sister Carrie and Jennie Gerhardt are the unexpurgated or heavily edited, tamed-dowm versions, the former recently released by Penguin Books. If not, this volume would be of little interest.
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