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The Titan

By Theodore Dreiser

2019-08-21 21:08:00

The Titan is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, completed in 1914 as a sequel to his 1912 novel The Financier. Both books were originally a single manuscript, but the narrative's length required splitting it into two separate novels. Dreiser's manuscript ... Read more
The Titan is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, completed in 1914 as a sequel to his 1912 novel The Financier. Both books were originally a single manuscript, but the narrative's length required splitting it into two separate novels. Dreiser's manuscript of The Titan was rejected by Harper & Brothers, publisher of The Financier, due to its uncompromising realism; John Lane published the book in 1914. The Titan is the second part of Dreiser's Trilogy of Desire, a saga of ruthless businessman Frank Cowperwood (modeled after real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes). The third part of the trilogy, The Stoic, was Dreiser's final novel, published in 1947 after his death. Less

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File size485.201 KB
Print pages406
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2018-09-18
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1438279824
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (Aug 27, 1871 – Dec 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters that succeeded at their objec...

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