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| Author | Theodore Dreiser |
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| Language | English |
| Series | A Trilogy of Desire |
| Publisher | John Lane |
Publication date | 1914 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Preceded by | The Financier |
| Followed by | The Stoic |
The Titan is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, completed in 1914 as a sequel to his 1912 novel The Financier.[1] Both books were originally a single manuscript, but the narrative's length required splitting it into two separate novels.[2] Dreiser's manuscript of The Titan was rejected by Harper & Brothers, publisher of The Financier, due to its uncompromising realism; John Lane published the book in 1914.[3] The Titan is the second part of Dreiser's Trilogy of Desire, a saga of ruthless businessman Frank Cowperwood (modeled after real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes). The third part of the trilogy, The Stoic, was Dreiser's final novel, published in 1947 after his death.
- ^ Hildergarde Hawthorne, 'MR. DREISER'S TRILOGY; "The Financier" Continued in "The Titan" -- Novels by Mr. Harris, W.L. Comfort and Others -- Latest Fiction THE TITAN. By Theodore Dreiser. New York: John Lane Co. LATEST FICTION LATEST FICTION', The New York Times, p. 55, May 24, 1914 [1]
- ^ Dreiser, Theodore. Trilogy of Desire. Philip L. Gerber, Introduction. New York: World Publishing, 1972, p. viii. ISBN 0-529-04682-2
- ^ Dreiser, Theodore. Sister Carrie, Jennie Gerhardt, Twelve Men. Richard Lehan, ed. New York: Library of America, 1987, p. 1143. ISBN 0-940450-41-0