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Jennie Gerhardt

by Theodore Dreiser · 1911

Romance · ranked #29 in category

Dreiser's second novel and his own personal favorite features an impoverished heroine who, in simply trying to make her way in the world, inadvertently defies a host of social conventions.

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The verdict

Category
Romance
First published
1911 · 1910s
Author
Theodore Dreiser
Standing
Recommended

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