Jennie Gerhardt - Theodore Dreiser
Public domain
Category: General Fiction
Narrator: Lloyd James
Tags: General Fiction, Classic, Adults
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Release date: May 10, 2016 Duration: 13:19:39, Jennie Gerhardt is the tragic story of an innocent, caring, beautiful young girl from an extremely poor family who throughout her life is drawn into affairs with two different men from a much higher social class. How members of her family, the family of one of the wealthy men, and society in general react to her situation is the basis of this classic story. Jennie Gerhardt was Theodore Dreisers first true commercial success and is generally regarded as one of his best novels., PUBLICATION DOES NOT ALWARS RUN SMOOTH, As submitted to Harper and Brothers in 1911, Jennie Gerhardt was a powerful study of a woman tragically compromised by birth and fate. Harpers agreed to publish the book but was nervous about its subject matter and moral stance. Jennie has an illegitimate child by one man and lives out of wedlock with another - but Dreiser does not condemn her for her behavior. As a requirement for publication, Harpe
