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
First edition
AuthorTheodore Dreiser
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort stories
PublisherBoni & 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 Neighborhood"
  • "Phantom Gold"
  • "Marriage—For One"
  • "Fulfilment"
  • "The Victor" (aka 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. Monty Kozbial Ernst, 'Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories.', in A Theodore Dreiser Encyclopedia, Keith Newlin (ed.), Greenwood Press, 2003, pp.56-58


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