1929. Part One of Two. American author, outstanding representative of naturalism, whose novels depict real-life subjects in a harsh light. Dreiser's books were held to be amoral, and he battled throughout his career against censorship and popular taste. All Dreiser's power of ruthless analysis of human motives blazes forth in this book, as it brings before the reader the procession of strange and lovely women who have colored one man's life. Here is an appraisal of the motivating life forces-of love and passion, of jealousy and ambition, of hate and despair. In these two large volumes Dreiser looks at women-looks back at women, looks forward to women. This volume contains the stories of: Reina; Olive Brand; Ellen Adams Wrynn; Lucia; Giff; Ernita; and Albertine. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 141791663X.