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McTeague: A Story of San Francisco

Frank Norris

McTeague: A Story of San Francisco

Frank Norris

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"McTeague: A Story of San Francisco" by Frank Norris is a novel published in 1899. It follows a San Francisco dentist and his wife as their marriage disintegrates into violence and tragedy, driven by jealousy, greed, and obsession with money. When McTeague loses his dental practice through betrayal, the couple descends into poverty while his wife's miserly hoarding intensifies. Their story builds toward a devastating climax in the desolate wasteland of Death Valley, where past grievances and stolen gold lead to a final, haunting confrontation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  1. 1McTEAGUE A Story of San Francisco(1)59,760 chars
  2. 2McTEAGUE A Story of San Francisco(2)59,767 chars
  3. 3McTEAGUE A Story of San Francisco(3)18,772 chars
  4. 4CHAPTER 6(1)59,894 chars
  5. 5CHAPTER 6(2)58,981 chars
  6. 6CHAPTER 6(3)28,873 chars
  7. 7CHAPTER 10(1)59,573 chars
  8. 8CHAPTER 10(2)59,959 chars
  9. 9CHAPTER 10(3)21,260 chars
  10. 10CHAPTER 14(1)59,451 chars
  11. 11CHAPTER 14(2)59,874 chars
  12. 12CHAPTER 14(3)49,353 chars
  13. 13CHAPTER 20(1)59,951 chars
  14. 14CHAPTER 20(2)41,439 chars