An American Tragedy (Signet Classics)
Theodore Dreiser set out to create an epic character and, in the form of Clyde Griffiths inAn American Tragedy, he succeeded. Griffiths is just a Midwest kid, the son of a preacher in Kansas City, who tastes a little sophistication and then hits the road seeking pleasure and success. He has his moments, conducting more than one romantic affair, until that ill-advised pursuit ensnares him. Then he reads about an "accident" of a young woman and ponders a dastardly deed ... Dreiser spins these scenes with the eye of a master in control of his form.An American Tragedystands as an American masterpiece.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.