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by Dreiser Theodore

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Theodor Dreiser published his novel-challenge in the 1900's. It is a story of 18-year-old girl who moves from her native country to Chicago and becomes there a woman maintained by a man as his mistress. This is because of that it becomes prohibited. The publisher was afraid to release the work as it was, so he changed something in it. After years the masterpiece by Dreiser can be read as it was planned originally.
The novel shows how acute, wise and accurate the author was in his views. He was perhaps the first to depict a woman - crafty, with the behavior beyond the moral norms, with the limited freedom of actions. For sanctimonious America of 19th century it was like ribaldry. Dreiser shows how dangerous for every human being hesitat... Read more

ISBN: 0393960420

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...absence of her husband. "Served him right, " said Drouet afterward, even in view of her keenexpiation of her error. "I haven't any pity for a man who would be sucha chump as that. ""Well, you never can tell, " returned Hurstwood gently. "He probablythought he was right. ""Well, a man ought to be more attentive than that to his wife if hewants to keep her. "They had come out of the lobby and made their way through the showycrush about the entrance way. "Say, mister, " said a voice at Hurstwood's side, "would you mind givingme the price of a bed?"Hurstwood was interestedly remarking to Carrie. "Honest to God, mister, I'm without a place to sleep. "The plea was that of a gaunt-faced man of about thirty, who looked thepicture of privation and wretchedness. Drouet was the first to see. He handed over a dime with an upwelling feeling of pity in his heart. Hurstwood scarcely noticed the incident. Carrie quickly forgot. Chapter XV. THE IRK OF THE OLD TIES--THE MAGIC OF YOUTHThe complete...