 Sister Carrie first edition 1900. The publishers kept the cover intentionally bland in order not to promote what was expected to be a controversial work.[1] | |
| Author | Theodore Dreiser |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary realism |
| Set in | Chicago, New York City and Montreal, 1889–93 |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page |
Publication date | 1900 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 557 |
| OCLC | 11010924 |
| 813.52 | |
| LC Class | PS3507 .R55 |
| Followed by | Jennie Gerhardt |
| Text | Sister Carrie at Wikisource |
Sister Carrie is a 1900 novel by Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945) about a young woman who moves to the big city where she starts realizing her own American Dream. She first becomes a mistress to men that she perceives as superior, but later becomes a famous actress. It has been called the "greatest of all American urban novels".[2]
- ^ *Theodore Dreiser. Sister Carrie: Unexpurgated Edition. New York Public Library Collector's Edition. 1997 Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-48724-5 – see "Introduction"
- ^ Donald L. Miller, City of the Century, (Simon & Schuster, New York, 1996) p. 263.