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Sister Carrie: A NovelTheodore Dreiser

Sister Carrie: A Novel

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Original author: Theodore Dreiser

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"Sister Carrie: A Novel" by Theodore Dreiser is a novel published in 1900. It follows eighteen-year-old Caroline Meeber, who leaves small-town Wisconsin for Chicago seeking a better life. In the big city, she becomes involved with two men—a charming salesman and a married bar manager—while discovering her talent for acting. As Carrie rises toward fame and fortune, those around her face vastly different fates. The novel explores ambition, desire, and the pursuit of the American Dream in urban America.

Sister Carrie: A Novel, by Theodore Dreiser. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #233.

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47 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Magnet Attracting: a Waif Amid Forces3,136 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: What Poverty Threatened: of Granite and Brass2,093 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Wee Question of Fortune: Four-Fifty a Week3,532 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: The Spendings of Fancy: Facts Answer with Sneers4,239 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: A Glittering Night Flower: the Use of a Name2,343 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: The Machine and the Maiden: a Knight of To-Day4,040 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: The Lure of the Material: Beauty Speaks for Itself3,809 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Intimations by Winter: an Ambassador Summoned2,481 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Convention’s Own Tinder-Box: the Eye That Is Green2,375 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: The Counsel of Winter: Fortune’s Ambassador Calls2,837 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: The Persuasion of Fashion: Feeling Guards O’er Its Own3,375 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Of the Lamps of the Mansions: the Ambassador Plea3,048 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: His Credentials Accepted: a Babel of Tongues3,228 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: With Eyes and Not Seeing: One Influence Wanes2,370 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: The Irk of the Old Ties: the Magic of Youth3,830 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: A Witless Aladdin: the Gate to the World2,726 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: A Glimpse Through the Gateway: Hope Lightens the Eye2,591 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: Just Over the Border: a Hail and Farewell1,832 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: An Hour in Elfland: a Clamour Half Heard4,295 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX: The Lure of the Spirit: the Flesh in Pursuit2,489 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: The Lure of the Spirit: the Flesh in Pursuit1,337 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII: The Blaze of the Tinder: Flesh Wars with the Flesh3,859 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII: A Spirit in Travail: One Rung Put Behind3,657 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIV: Ashes of Tinder: a Face at the Window1,783 words
  1. 25.Chapter XXV: Ashes of Tinder: the Loosing of Stays1,730 words
  2. 26.Chapter XXVI: The Ambassador Fallen: a Search for the Gate3,953 words
  3. 27.Chapter XXVII: When Waters Engulf Us We Reach for a Star3,659 words
  4. 28.Chapter XXVIII: A Pilgrim, an Outlaw: the Spirit Detained3,572 words
  5. 29.Chapter XXIX: The Solace of Travel: the Boats of the Sea4,190 words
  6. 30.Chapter XXX: The Kingdom of Greatness: the Pilgrim Adream2,768 words
  7. 31.Chapter XXXI: A Pet of Good Fortune: Broadway Flaunts Its Joys3,293 words
  8. 32.Chapter XXXII: The Feast of Belshazzar: a Seer to Translate4,707 words
  9. 33.Chapter XXXIII: Without the Walled City: the Slope of the Years2,967 words
  10. 34.Chapter XXXIV: The Grind of the Millstones: a Sample of Chaff2,901 words
  11. 35.Chapter XXXV: The Passing of Effort: the Visage of Care3,356 words
  12. 36.Chapter XXXVI: A Grim Retrogression: the Phantom of Chance3,349 words
  13. 37.Chapter XXXVII: The Spirit Awakens: New Search for the Gate2,328 words
  14. 38.Chapter XXXVIII: In Elf Land Disporting: the Grim World Without2,979 words
  15. 39.Chapter XXXIX: Of Lights and of Shadows: the Parting of Worlds3,548 words
  16. 40.Chapter XL: A Public Dissension: a Final Appeal2,542 words
  17. 41.Chapter XLI: The Strike5,203 words
  18. 42.Chapter XLII: A Touch of Spring: the Empty Shell3,118 words
  19. 43.Chapter XLIII: The World Turns Flatterer: an Eye in the Dark2,665 words
  20. 44.Chapter XLIV: And This Is Not Elf Land: What Gold Will Not Buy3,076 words
  21. 45.Chapter XLV: Curious Shifts of the Poor4,924 words
  22. 46.Chapter XLVI: Stirring Troubled Waters3,259 words
  23. 47.Chapter XLVII: The Way of the Beaten: a Harp in the Wind5,293 words