Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories

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Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories is a collection of short stories by Theodore Dreiser, first published in 1927.

Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories
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First edition
AuthorTheodore Dreiser
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort stories
PublisherBoni & Liveright
Publication date
1927

Content[]

The fifteen short stories in the collection are:

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Literary significance and criticism[]

Chains was Dreiser's second collection of short stories.[1] It sold 12,000 copies in the first year, which has been deemed to have been a moderate success.[1]

Carl Van Doren described the stories as 'powerful'.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Monty Kozbial Ernst, 'Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories.', in A Theodore Dreiser Encyclopedia, Keith Newlin (ed.), Greenwood Press, 2003, pp.56-58 [1]


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