Sister Carrie: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Sister Carrie: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Sister Carrie is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Dreiser, Theodore (1871–1945).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Sister Carrie" by Theodore Dreiser is a novel published in 1900 about a young woman who leaves rural Wisconsin for Chicago in pursuit of the American Dream. Eighteen-year-old Caroline Meeber becomes entangled with two men—a charming salesman and a married bar manager—as she navigates the harsh realities of urban life. Through chance and ambition, she discovers her talent for acting and begins her ascent to stardom, while those around her face dramatically different fates in the unforgiving big city.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Sister Carrie
- Author credits: Dreiser, Theodore (1871–1945)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction
- Didactic fiction
- Mistresses -- Fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Young women -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Banned Books from Anne Haight's list
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
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