Theodore Dreiser Books


Sister Carrie

Theodore Dreiser

The story of a young woman leaving her small-town home to go to a large city and her subsequent experiences are identifiable even today. The presence of words not common in the present day was interes..

Twelve Men

Theodore Dreiser

Although world-famous for his novels Sister Carrie and Jennie Gerhardt, Theodore Dreiser was also highly accomplished in journalism, autobiography, and travel writing. In 1919, having recently accepte..

The Financier - A Novel

Theodore Dreiser

The Financier is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, based on real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes. Dreiser started writing his manuscript in 1911, and the following year published the first part of his..

Hey Rub-a-dub-dub

Theodore Dreiser

My pride in a sturdy, passive acceptance of things, however, is nearly realized in Vaclav Melka, the happy dispenser of “Vynas, Scnapsas.” He also is frequently to be found leaning in his doorway in s..