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