0140188282 
Book Sister Carrie / Theodore Dreiser ; historical editors: John C. Berkey, Alice M. Winters ; textual editor: James L.W. West III ; general editor: Neda M. Westlake ; introduction by Alfred Kazin.
Publication year: 1981
Format: Book
Publisher: London : Penguin,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9780140188288 (pbk.) :
Notes:
Repr. with a new note on the text by James L.W. West III.
The story of a country girl's rise to riches as the mistress of a wealthy man. Published in 1900, its subject matter and Dreiser's non-moralistic approach made it highly controversial and hence, heavilly edited. In this restored version, the revolutionary nature of the novel is evident. A landmark in American literature, presented in its complete and unexpurgated version. Dreiser's unsparing story of a country girl's rise to riches as the mistress of a wealthy man marked the beginning of the naturalist movement in America. Both its subject matter and Dreiser's objective, nonmoralizing approach made it highly controversial, and only a heavily edited version could be published in 1900. In this restored version, the truly revolutionary nature of Sister Carrie is made fully evident.
Series title: Penguin twentieth-century classics
Description:
xviii, 499 p. ; 20 cm.
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