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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aDreiser, Theodore,
_d1871-1945
245 1 0 _aChains
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chains:_Lesser_Novels_and_Stories
500 _aRelease date is 2023-12-05
505 0 _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.
508 _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)
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Boni & Liveright, 1927
653 _aShort stories, American
653 _aAmerican fiction -- 20th century
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/chains0000theo/
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72326
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