| McTeague: A Story of San Francisco Contributor(s): Norris, Frank (Author) |
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ISBN: 1605209171 ISBN-13: 9781605209173 Publisher: Cosimo Classics OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 890 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5" W x 8" (0.80 lbs) 332 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 76245 Reading Level: 7.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 20.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Like his more famous contemporary Upton Sinclair, American author BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NORRIS, JR. (1870-1902) also highlighted the corruption and greed of corporate monopolies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries... themes that continue to make his work riveting reading more than a century later. McTeague, first published in 1899, is the tale of a poor, not-too-bright San Francisco dentist, his stingy wife, and a winning lottery ticket that causes more problems than it solves. A forgotten classic of late-19th-century literature of social criticism-it served as the basis for Erich von Stroheim's famously "lost" 1924 film Greed-this remains a highly entertaining read. |