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
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]

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