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Sister Carrie: A Novel

Theodore Dreiser

Sister Carrie: A Novel

Theodore Dreiser

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"Sister Carrie: A Novel" by Theodore Dreiser is a novel published in 1900. It follows eighteen-year-old Caroline Meeber, who leaves small-town Wisconsin for Chicago seeking a better life. In the big city, she becomes involved with two men—a charming salesman and a married bar manager—while discovering her talent for acting. As Carrie rises toward fame and fortune, those around her face vastly different fates. The novel explores ambition, desire, and the pursuit of the American Dream in urban America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  1. 1Contents2,779 chars
  2. 2Chapter I. THE MAGNET ATTRACTING: A WAIF AMID FORCES18,161 chars
  3. 3Chapter II. WHAT POVERTY THREATENED: OF GRANITE AND BRASS12,096 chars
  4. 4Chapter III. WEE QUESTION OF FORTUNE: FOUR-FIFTY A WEEK20,748 chars
  5. 5Chapter IV. THE SPENDINGS OF FANCY: FACTS ANSWER WITH SNEERS24,416 chars
  6. 6Chapter V. A GLITTERING NIGHT FLOWER: THE USE OF A NAME14,094 chars
  7. 7Chapter VI. THE MACHINE AND THE MAIDEN: A KNIGHT OF TO-DAY23,259 chars
  8. 8Chapter VII. THE LURE OF THE MATERIAL: BEAUTY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF21,425 chars
  9. 9Chapter VIII. INTIMATIONS BY WINTER: AN AMBASSADOR SUMMONED14,433 chars
  10. 10Chapter IX. CONVENTION’S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN14,221 chars
  11. 11Chapter X. THE COUNSEL OF WINTER: FORTUNE’S AMBASSADOR CALLS16,750 chars
  12. 12Chapter XI. THE PERSUASION OF FASHION: FEELING GUARDS O’ER ITS OWN19,594 chars
  13. 13Chapter XII. OF THE LAMPS OF THE MANSIONS: THE AMBASSADOR PLEA17,491 chars
  14. 14Chapter XIII. HIS CREDENTIALS ACCEPTED: A BABEL OF TONGUES18,101 chars
  15. 15Chapter XIV. WITH EYES AND NOT SEEING: ONE INFLUENCE WANES13,872 chars
  16. 16Chapter XV. THE IRK OF THE OLD TIES: THE MAGIC OF YOUTH21,978 chars
  17. 17Chapter XVI. A WITLESS ALADDIN: THE GATE TO THE WORLD15,796 chars
  18. 18Chapter XVII. A GLIMPSE THROUGH THE GATEWAY: HOPE LIGHTENS THE EYE15,559 chars
  19. 19Chapter XVIII. JUST OVER THE BORDER: A HAIL AND FAREWELL10,925 chars
  20. 20Chapter XIX. AN HOUR IN ELFLAND: A CLAMOUR HALF HEARD24,695 chars
  21. 21Chapter XX. THE LURE OF THE SPIRIT: THE FLESH IN PURSUIT14,720 chars
  22. 22Chapter XXI. THE LURE OF THE SPIRIT: THE FLESH IN PURSUIT7,824 chars
  23. 23Chapter XXII. THE BLAZE OF THE TINDER: FLESH WARS WITH THE FLESH22,337 chars
  24. 24Chapter XXIII. A SPIRIT IN TRAVAIL: ONE RUNG PUT BEHIND21,028 chars
  25. 25Chapter XXIV. ASHES OF TINDER: A FACE AT THE WINDOW9,662 chars
  26. 26Chapter XXV. ASHES OF TINDER: THE LOOSING OF STAYS9,539 chars
  27. 27Chapter XXVI. THE AMBASSADOR FALLEN: A SEARCH FOR THE GATE22,423 chars
  28. 28Chapter XXVII. WHEN WATERS ENGULF US WE REACH FOR A STAR20,749 chars
  29. 29Chapter XXVIII. A PILGRIM, AN OUTLAW: THE SPIRIT DETAINED19,949 chars
  30. 30Chapter XXIX. THE SOLACE OF TRAVEL: THE BOATS OF THE SEA24,123 chars
  31. 31Chapter XXX. THE KINGDOM OF GREATNESS: THE PILGRIM ADREAM16,060 chars
  32. 32Chapter XXXI. A PET OF GOOD FORTUNE: BROADWAY FLAUNTS ITS JOYS19,244 chars
  33. 33Chapter XXXII. THE FEAST OF BELSHAZZAR: A SEER TO TRANSLATE27,538 chars
  34. 34Chapter XXXIII. WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS16,871 chars
  35. 35Chapter XXXIV. THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF16,820 chars
  36. 36Chapter XXXV. THE PASSING OF EFFORT: THE VISAGE OF CARE19,305 chars
  37. 37Chapter XXXVI. A GRIM RETROGRESSION: THE PHANTOM OF CHANCE19,339 chars
  38. 38Chapter XXXVII. THE SPIRIT AWAKENS: NEW SEARCH FOR THE GATE13,800 chars
  39. 39Chapter XXXVIII. IN ELF LAND DISPORTING: THE GRIM WORLD WITHOUT17,719 chars
  40. 40Chapter XXXIX. OF LIGHTS AND OF SHADOWS: THE PARTING OF WORLDS20,745 chars
  41. 41Chapter XL. A PUBLIC DISSENSION: A FINAL APPEAL15,108 chars
  42. 42Chapter XLI. THE STRIKE30,049 chars
  43. 43Chapter XLII. A TOUCH OF SPRING: THE EMPTY SHELL18,223 chars
  44. 44Chapter XLIII. THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK15,819 chars
  45. 45Chapter XLIV. AND THIS IS NOT ELF LAND: WHAT GOLD WILL NOT BUY18,110 chars
  46. 46Chapter XLV. CURIOUS SHIFTS OF THE POOR28,496 chars
  47. 47Chapter XLVI. STIRRING TROUBLED WATERS19,182 chars
  48. 48Chapter XLVII. THE WAY OF THE BEATEN: A HARP IN THE WIND30,675 chars