Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories

Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories

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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1st edition
Author(s) Theodore Dreiser
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Short stories
Publisher Boni & Liveright
Publication date 1927

Content

The fifteen short stories in the collection are:

  • Sanctuary
  • The Hand
  • Chains
  • St. Columba and the River
  • Convention
  • Khat
  • Typhoon
  • The Old Neighbourhood
  • Phantom Gold
  • Marriage-For One
  • Fulfilment
  • Victory
  • The Shadow
  • The "Mercy" of God
  • A Prince Who Was a Thief

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]