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This landmark 1925 novel—the basis for the acclaimed 1951 film A Place in the Sun—is both a riveting crime story and a devastating commentary on the American dream.One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 YearsTheodore Dreiser was inspired by a true story to write this novel about... Read More about An American Tragedy (Vintage Classics)

An American Masterpiece Clyde Griffiths finds his social-climbing aspirations and love for a rich and beautiful debutante threatened when his lower-class pregnant girlfriend gives him an ultimatum.... Read More about An American Tragedy

This landmark novel about a small-town girl who runs away to the big city has been hailed as one of the greatest portraits of urban life in American literature.When Theodore Dreiser's epic first novel stormed onto the literary scene in 1900, it was a breath of fresh air in more ways than one. Celebr... Read More about Sister Carrie (Vintage Classics)

This story follows a true crime murder case from New York in 1906. Clyde Griffiths is the impoverished young man from a family of street preachers who dreams of bettering his station in life. However, his dream ends in murder and he is subsequently arrested and put on trial--putting the media in a f... Read More about An American Tragedy

This collection presents eleven of Dreiser's best tales, ranging from trenchant social analysis to penetrating character study. One of Dreiser's most powerful stories, "N****r Jeff" was occasioned when Dreiser was forced to witness a lynching, an experience that disturbed him deeply.... Read More about Free and Other Stories