Jennie Gerhardt: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser
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"Jennie Gerhardt: A Novel" by Theodore Dreiser is a novel published in 1911. It follows Jennie, a destitute young woman who becomes involved with two men above her social station. First, a senator who dies before they can marry, leaving her pregnant. Then Lester Kane, a wealthy manufacturer's son who takes her as his mistress. Their relationship faces mounting pressure from his family and society's class barriers, forcing difficult choices about love,
security, and sacrifice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 |
|---|---|
| Title | Jennie Gerhardt: A Novel |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Gerhardt |
| Credits |
Produced by James Adcock. Special thanks to The Internet Archive: American Libraries, and Project Gutenberg Australia |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Unmarried mothers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women household employees -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 28988 |
| Release Date | May 29, 2009 |
| Last Update | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 860 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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