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The "Genius"Theodore Dreiser

The "Genius"

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Original author: Theodore Dreiser

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"The 'Genius'" by Theodore Dreiser is a semi-autobiographical novel first published in 1915. It follows Eugene Witla, a talented painter who struggles between his artistic ambitions and overwhelming sexual desires. Unable to remain faithful to his wife Angela, Eugene pursues affairs that devastate his marriage and derail his career. The novel traces his journey from small-town Illinois to the art world of New York, culminating in scandal and tragedy as his uncontrolled passions destroy everything around him.

The "Genius", by Theodore Dreiser. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #31824.

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101 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I4,300 words
  2. 2.Chapter II4,629 words
  3. 3.Chapter III2,224 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV3,757 words
  5. 5.Chapter V1,469 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI2,809 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII2,743 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII1,908 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX2,368 words
  10. 10.Chapter X1,710 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI2,525 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII2,141 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII2,368 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV2,066 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV2,050 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI2,157 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII3,366 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII3,314 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX2,076 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX3,089 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI2,480 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII1,992 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII2,303 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIV2,221 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXV3,467 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXVI3,397 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVII2,349 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVIII2,642 words
  29. 29.Chapter I2,504 words
  30. 30.Chapter II3,363 words
  31. 31.Chapter III2,779 words
  32. 32.Chapter IV1,769 words
  33. 33.Chapter V2,940 words
  34. 34.Chapter VI1,958 words
  35. 35.Chapter VII2,148 words
  36. 36.Chapter VIII3,108 words
  37. 37.Chapter IX1,615 words
  38. 38.Chapter X2,187 words
  39. 39.Chapter XI5,860 words
  40. 40.Chapter XII1,857 words
  41. 41.Chapter XIII1,480 words
  42. 42.Chapter XIV2,668 words
  43. 43.Chapter XV3,599 words
  44. 44.Chapter XVI1,480 words
  45. 45.Chapter XVII2,185 words
  46. 46.Chapter XVIII3,365 words
  47. 47.Chapter XIX3,514 words
  48. 48.Chapter XX3,173 words
  49. 49.Chapter XXI2,560 words
  50. 50.Chapter XXII4,104 words
  51. 51.Chapter XXIII2,929 words
  1. 52.Chapter XXIV3,041 words
  2. 53.Chapter XXV3,096 words
  3. 54.Chapter XXVI3,942 words
  4. 55.Chapter XXVII2,321 words
  5. 56.Chapter XXVIII3,314 words
  6. 57.Chapter XXIX2,978 words
  7. 58.Chapter XXX2,784 words
  8. 59.Chapter XXXI2,157 words
  9. 60.Chapter XXXII3,429 words
  10. 61.Chapter XXXIII2,328 words
  11. 62.Chapter XXXIV2,609 words
  12. 63.Chapter XXXV2,164 words
  13. 64.Chapter XXXVI4,836 words
  14. 65.Chapter XXXVII3,165 words
  15. 66.Chapter XXXVIII3,984 words
  16. 67.Chapter XXXIX3,514 words
  17. 68.Chapter XL2,583 words
  18. 69.Chapter XLI1,040 words
  19. 70.Chapter XLII3,294 words
  20. 71.Chapter XLIII3,360 words
  21. 72.Chapter XLIV2,027 words
  22. 73.Chapter I3,629 words
  23. 74.Chapter II3,116 words
  24. 75.Chapter III2,233 words
  25. 76.Chapter IV3,116 words
  26. 77.Chapter V2,690 words
  27. 78.Chapter VI3,220 words
  28. 79.Chapter VII2,692 words
  29. 80.Chapter VIII3,416 words
  30. 81.Chapter IX4,308 words
  31. 82.Chapter X5,175 words
  32. 83.Chapter XI4,580 words
  33. 84.Chapter XII4,406 words
  34. 85.Chapter XIII3,980 words
  35. 86.Chapter XIV5,266 words
  36. 87.Chapter XV2,966 words
  37. 88.Chapter XVI1,278 words
  38. 89.Chapter XVII2,670 words
  39. 90.Chapter XVIII2,669 words
  40. 91.Chapter XIX4,757 words
  41. 92.Chapter XX1,614 words
  42. 93.Chapter XXI3,179 words
  43. 94.Chapter XXII5,101 words
  44. 95.Chapter XXIII2,599 words
  45. 96.Chapter XXIV3,637 words
  46. 97.Chapter XXV2,944 words
  47. 98.Chapter XXVI4,371 words
  48. 99.Chapter XXVII5,480 words
  49. 100.Chapter XXVIII3,538 words
  50. 101.Chapter XXIX1,830 words