An American Tragedy
by Theodore Dreiser
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1839641533
- ISBN 13
- 9781839641534
- Seller
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
London: Flame Tree Publishing, 2020. Collectible Classic. Purchased new. Near Fine. This is a small book, measuring 4" x 6". It is unread. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Faint scratches to side fore-edges. Includes illustrated endpapers, a satin ribbon bookmark, a biography of Theodore Dreiser, and a glossary of Victorian and literary terms. No dust jacket, as issued. 1215 pages.
Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy was inspired by an infamous real-life criminal case. First published in 1925, Dreiser chronicles the life of a young man eager to raise his status, but whose recklessness and moral weakness prove to be his undoing. Raised in poverty by devout missionaries, Clyde Griffiths longs for more. After getting a job at a grand Kansas City hotel, his dreams finally seem in reach, but his self-interest and obsession with the material lead him to commit one transgression after another, ultimately leading to murder.
Synopsis
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser fictionalizes a famous murder that happened in the 1906 murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette. His version tells the story of Clyde Griffiths, a confused and irresponsible young man. Clyde uses his position as supervisor to take advantage of a young woman, Roberta, who has fallen in love with him. Clyde falls in love with another woman, Sondra, who could provide him an entrance to society. Robert becomes pregnant, and after failing to get her an abortion, Clyde schemes to murder her when she insists on marrying him. Clyde is arrested, tried, and ultimately executed. Time magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 list, and it is considered a classic of American crime fiction.
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- Seller
- Armadillo Alley Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 3506
- Title
- An American Tragedy
- Author
- Theodore Dreiser
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1839641533
- ISBN 13
- 9781839641534
- Publisher
- Flame Tree Publishing
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2020
- Pages
- 1215
- Size
- 4 x 6
- Keywords
- crime, classic
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