Sister Carrie Summary
Theodore Dreiser

Everything you need to understand or teach Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser.

Sister Carrie Summary & Study Guide
1 eBook
2 Encyclopedia Articles
...and more

30 Sister Carrie Lessons
20 Activities
180 Multiple Choice Questions
60 Short Essay Questions
20 Essay Questions
Pre-Made Tests and Quizzes
...and more

Sister Carrie Summary

Sister Carrie shocked the public when Doubleday, Page and Company published it in 1900. In fact, it was so controversial, it almost missed being printed at all. Harpers refused the first copy, and the book went to Frank Doubleday. After the Doubleday printers typeset the book one of the partners' wives read it and so strongly opposed its sexual nature that the publisher produced only a few editions.

In addition to the book's theme...

(read more from the Study Guide)

Study Pack

The Sister Carrie Study Pack contains:

Sister Carrie Study Guide

Free Quiz

Characters

Objects/Places

Themes

Style

Criticism

Quotes

Adaptations

Topics for Further Study

Encyclopedia Articles (2)

Sister Carrie - Theodore Dreiser - 1900

10,033 words, approx. 34 pages

Sister Carrie - Theodore Dreiser - 1900 Introduction Considered by many to be the first great novel of the twentieth century, Sister Carrie (1900) has nevertheless been a troubled—and troubling... Read more

Sister Carrie

3,638 words, approx. 13 pages

Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser Theodore Dreiser was born in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1871. After a difficult childhood spent in poverty, Dreiser began writing for Chicago newspapers in 1892. Afte... Read more

Project Gutenberg eBooks (1)

Sister Carrie

177,561 words, approx. 592 pages

Title:  Sister Carrie Author:  Theodore Dreiser Release Date:  May, 2004 [EBook #5267] [Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on June 10, 2002] ... Read more

Theodore Dreiser Biographies (6)

Herman Theodore Dreiser

2,223 words, approx. 8 pages

American novelist Herman Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945) projected a vitality and an honesty that established several of his novels as classics of world literature.Like other naturalistic novelists of th... Read more

Herman Theodore Dreiser

11,203 words, approx. 38 pages

Biography EssayHenry David Thoreau, Living Thoughts of Thoreau, selected, with an introduction, by Dreiser (New York: Longmans, Green, 1938). Theodore Dreiser is one of the most significant and most... Read more

Theodore (Herman Albert) Dreiser

14,077 words, approx. 47 pages

Theodore Dreiser now seems securely established as the principal American novelist in the tradition of naturalistic fiction, which includes his European counterparts Emile Zola and Honoré de B... Read more

Theodore (Herman Albert) Dreiser

10,522 words, approx. 36 pages

Theodore Dreiser is one of the most significant and most problematical of American writers. His place in American literary history is secure. The acknowledged "trailblazer" for a generation of early t... Read more

Theodore (Herman Albert) Dreiser

7,388 words, approx. 25 pages

Although Theodore Dreiser--generally considered the foremost writer in the tradition of American literary naturalism--is principally important as a novelist, he made a significant contribution to the ... Read more

Theodore (Herman Albert) Dreiser

4,474 words, approx. 15 pages

Theodore Dreiser's position in American literature is undeniably secure, primarily based on his novels Sister Carrie (1900) and An American Tragedy (1925). However, in addition to Dreiser the novelist... Read more

Download the Study Pack