An American Tragedy
by Dreiser, Theodore
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
New York: Signet Classic from New American Library With an Afterword by Irving Howe. This is an authorized reprint of a hardcover edition published by The World Publishing Company. Eighth Printing. 832pp. includes Bibliography. Light wear with corners lightly creased. Name inside front cover. Binding tight, pages clean. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser fictionalizes a famous murder that happened in the 1906 murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette. His version tells the story of Clyde Griffiths, a confused and irresponsible young man. Clyde uses his position as supervisor to take advantage of a young woman, Roberta, who has fallen in love with him. Clyde falls in love with another woman, Sondra, who could provide him an entrance to society. Robert becomes pregnant, and after failing to get her an abortion, Clyde schemes to murder her when she insists on marrying him. Clyde is arrested, tried, and ultimately executed. Time magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 list, and it is considered a classic of American crime fiction.
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- Bookseller
- All Booked (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002270
- Title
- An American Tragedy
- Author
- Dreiser, Theodore
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Signet Classic from New American Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- Fiction Crime Corruption Clyde Griffiths Society American Life American Dream NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Reprint
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- 12mo
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.