02718cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500110014726400510015830000470020933600260025633700260028233800360030850001000034450000310044450502530047550801880072852012480091653400600216465300280222465300370225285600480228985600430233772326UtSlPG20260610134655.0mcr n260607r20231927utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aDreiser, Theodore,d1871-194510aChains 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chains:_Lesser_Novels_and_Stories  aRelease date is 2023-12-050 aSanctuary -- The hand -- Chains -- St. Columba and the river -- Convention -- Khat -- Typhoon -- The old neighborhood -- Phantom gold -- Marriage for one -- Fulfilment -- The victor -- The shadow -- The "mercy" of God -- The prince who was a thief.  aBob Taylor, Aaron Adrignola and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories" by Theodore Dreiser is a collection of narratives exploring themes of poverty, despair, and the human condition, likely written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the struggles of individuals trapped in dire circumstances, highlighting the difficulties faced by characters like Madeleine Kinsella, who navigates a harsh urban environment while grappling with her family's dysfunction and her own yearning for a better life.  The opening of the book introduces Madeleine's grim existence in a rundown tenement, where the atmosphere is permeated by violence, drunkenness, and pervasive poverty. We learn about her oppressive family dynamics, marked by her father's alcoholism and her mother's neglect, which force her into a role of caretaker at an early age. As she grows, Madeleine's hope for a better life and love becomes evident; however, her encounters with the world are fraught with difficulties, leading her to questionable choices in search of escape. The narrative sets the stage for an exploration of her internal and external struggles as she faces the grim realities of her environment and the impacts of her circumstances on her future. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: Boni & Liveright, 1927  aShort stories, American  aAmerican fiction -- 20th century4 uhttps://archive.org/details/chains0000theo/40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72326