| Sister Carrie. by: Theodore Dreiser. / NOVEL / Contributor(s): Dreiser, Theodore (Author) |
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ISBN: 1975976738 ISBN-13: 9781975976736 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 8" W x 10" (1.22 lbs) 276 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sister Carrie (1900) is a novel by Theodore Dreiser about a young country girl who moves to the big city where she starts realizing her own American Dream, first as a mistress to men that she perceives as superior, and later becoming a famous actress. It has been called the "greatest of all American urban novels. Dissatisfied with life in her rural Wisconsin home, 18-year-old Caroline "Sister Carrie" Meeber takes the train to Chicago, where her older sister Minnie, and Minnie's husband, Sven Hanson, have agreed to take her in. On the train, Carrie meets Charles Drouet, a traveling salesman, who is attracted to her because of her simple beauty and unspoiled manner. They exchange contact information, but upon discovering the "steady round of toil" and somber atmosphere at her sister's flat, she writes to Drouet and discourages him from calling on her there |