Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser

Name: Sister Carrie
Author: Theodore Dreiser

Sister Carrie is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, first published in 1900. It tells the story of Carrie Meeber, a young woman from a rural town who moves to Chicago in search of a better life. Carrie is a naïve and impressionable young woman who is easily taken advantage of by the people she meets in the city. She is quickly seduced by the glamour and excitement of the city, and soon finds herself in a relationship with a wealthy businessman, Charles Drouet. Carrie is soon drawn into a world of luxury and excess, but her newfound lifestyle comes at a cost. She is forced to make difficult choices between her own desires and the expectations of society. As she struggles to find her place in the world, she discovers that money and status do not always bring happiness. The novel is a classic example of naturalism, a literary movement that emphasizes the power of environment and heredity in shaping a person's character. It is also a commentary on the social and economic conditions of the late 19th century, and the struggles of the working class.

By Theodore Dreiser · First published 1900 · Genre: Realistic Fiction, Romance, Social Commentary · 46 chapters

Chapter 1: The Magnet Attracting: a Wife Amid Forces
Chapter 2: What Poverty Threatened: of Granite and Brass
Chapter 3: We Question of Fortune: Four-fifty a Week
Chapter 4: The Spendings of Fancy: Facts Answer With Sneers
Chapter 5: A Glittering Night Flower: the Use of a Name
Chapter 6: The Machine and the Maiden: a Knight of To-day
Chapter 7: The Lure of the Material: Beauty Speaks Foritself
Chapter 8: Intimations by Winter: an Ambassador Summoner
CHAPTER IX
Chapter 10: The Counsel of Winter: Fortune's Ambassador Calls
Chapter 11: The Persuasion of Fashion: Feeling Guards O'er Its Own
Chapter 12: Of the Lamps of the Mansions--the Ambassador Plea
Chapter 13: His Credentials Accepted--a Babel of Tongues
Chapter 14: With Eyes and Not Seeing--one Influence Wanes
Chapter 15: The Irk of the Old Ties--the Magic of Youth
Chapter 16: A Witless Aladdin--the Gate to the World
Chapter 17: A Glimpse Through the Gateway--hope Lightens the Eye
Chapter 18: Just Over the Border--a Hail and Farewell
Chapter 19: An Hour in Elfland--a Clamour Half Heard
Chapter 20: The Lure of the Spirit--the Flesh in Pursuit
Chapter 22: The Blaze of the Tinder--flesh Wars With the Flesh
Chapter 23: A Spirit in Travail--one Rung Put Behind
Chapter 24: Ashes of Tinder--a Face at the Window
Chapter 25: Ashes of Tinder--the Loosing of Stays
Chapter 26: The Ambassador Fallen--a Search for the Gate
Chapter 27: When Waters Engulf Us We Reach for a Star
Chapter 28: A Pilgrim, an Outlaw--the Spirit Detained
Chapter 29: The Solace of Travel--the Boats of the Sea
Chapter 30: The Kingdom of Greatness--the Pilgrim a Dream
Chapter 31: A Pet of Good Fortune--broadway Flaunts Its Joys
Chapter 32: The Feast of Belshazzar--a Seer to Translate
Chapter 33: Without the Walled City--the Slope of the Years
Chapter 34: The Grind of the Millstones--a Sample of Chaff
Chapter 35: The Passing of Effort--the Visage of Care
Chapter 36: A Grim Retrogression--the Phantom of Chance
Chapter 37: The Spirit Awakens--new Search for the Gate
Chapter 38: In Elf Land Disporting--the Grim World Without
Chapter 39: Of Lights and of Shadows--the Parting of Worlds
Chapter 40: A Public Dissension--a Final Appeal
Chapter 41: The Strike
Chapter 42: A Touch of Spring--the Empty Shell
Chapter 43: The World Turns Flatterer--an Eye in the Dark
Chapter 44: And This is Not Elf Land--what Gold Will Not Buy
Chapter 45: Curious Shifts of the Poor
Chapter 46: Stirring Troubled Waters
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