Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt is a novel written by Theodore Dreiser, first published in 1911. The story follows the life of Jennie Gerhardt, a young woman from a poor family in Ohio who is forced to navigate the complexities of love, class, and social status in turn-of-the-century America.Jennie is a beautiful and intelligent girl who is forced to work in a factory to support her family after her father dies. She catches the eye of a wealthy and powerful senator, Brander, who offers to help her family in exchange for her affection. Jennie agrees to the arrangement, but soon falls in love with a young man named Lester Kane, who comes from a wealthy family of his own.As Jennie tries to balance her love for Lester with her obligations to Brander, she is faced with difficult choices and heartbreaking consequences. Throughout the novel, Dreiser explores themes of social mobility, morality, and the corrupting influence of power and wealth.Jennie Gerhardt is a powerful and moving novel that offers a vivid portrayal of life in early 20th-century America. Dreiser's writing is both lyrical and brutally honest, and his characters are complex and fully realized. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in American literature or the social history of the United States.1911. American author, outstanding representative of naturalism, whose novels depict real-life subjects in a harsh light. Dreiser's books were held to be amoral, and he battled throughout his career against censorship and popular taste. Jennie Gerhardt, along with his other famous work Sister Carrie, chronicles the struggle of young women in a brutal urban culture. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.