Twelve Men
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Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in American naturalism who want to see Dreiser's short-form method
- Readers who enjoy character sketches and documentary prose rather than strong plots
- College students or self-learners needing English literature reading material
- Readers who want short character stories for commutes and other fragmented time
Not a good fit for
- Readers of full-length novels expecting complete plots and dramatic conflict
- Beginners with weak English reading skills who need notes or a translation
- Readers who prefer light, humorous or romantic subjects
Reading tips
- Read two or three pieces a week; after each, close the book and recall the character's core conflict.
- Keep paper and pen to note each piece's profession, key choices and the narrator's attitude, mapping Dreiser's angle of observation.
- Start with the table of contents, pick the character types that interest you, then go back for the rest—no need to read in order.
- Read alongside chapters from Dreiser's major novels to feel the difference between his material and his methods.
About the publisher
Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.
Contents
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About the author
Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945) was a representative novelist of American naturalism, born into a poor German immigrant family in Terre Haute, Indiana. He worked as a journalist and editor in his early years, and in 1900 he published Sister Carrie, which provoked controversy for its bold subject matter. He later wrote Jennie Gerhardt, The Financier, The Titan and other works. His novels usually portray characters struggling under the sway of environment and desire in a cool, detached style, revealing the pressure industrial society exerts on individuals. The collection holds seven of his works, including Sister Carrie, The Financier, Jennie Gerhardt, The Titan, Twelve Men and The Genius. Dreiser died in Hollywood in 1945.
