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Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
47 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPublished in 1900, Sister Carrie follows its protagonist, Carrie, as she resolutely makes her way through the bustling city of Chicago in the hope of achieving her ultimate goal of a securing a better and more glamorous life for herself. Effectively illustrating his reputation as one of America’s greatest naturalists, Dreiser deviates from the established norms and moral values present in the Victorian era, and instead focuses his attention on accurately portraying the basic instincts that influence human behavior.
The novel begins with the introduction of Caroline Meeber, an eighteen-year-old girl who leaves her rural hometown and travels to the bustling city of Chicago, where she is to live with her stern sister and brother-in-law, in the hopes of fulfilling her ambitions. During her travel, she meets Charles Drouet, a warm-hearted salesman, and is instantly allured to his charm and expensive clothing. After sharing contact details, the pair makes arrangements to meet later in the week. Subsequently, Carrie settles in to her sister’s modest apartment and is excited at the thought of working in the city. Realizing that life in the big city is not as easy and enjoyable as she had initially believed, Carrie instead finds herself coming to terms with the squalid conditions at her factory workplace, the dullness of her accommodation, and the inability to treat herself to some decent clothing. Her prayers seem to be finally heard when an accidental encounter with Drouet marks her change in fortune, as he introduces her to the lifestyle she had always wanted. However, Carrie’s pursuit of happiness is not what she had initially bargained for, as she is pushed to seize every opportunity thrown her way, regardless of the cost.
Interestingly, the revolutionary novel received mixed reactions at the time of its release due to its depiction of the harsh and somber reality of human condition, which spurred outrage from some critics, while triggering fascination in others. Furthermore, Dreiser offers an accurate observation of the ambitions prevailing in urban areas at the time, which he successfully demonstrates with his lively characters and their uncensored radical actions. Nevertheless, Sister Carrie continues to captivate modern readers with its evocative detail of tenacious human nature, and remains a classic highly recognized and appraised for its influential portrayal of naturalism and realism.
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Episodes
01 – The Magnet Attracting: A Waif Amid Forces
January 02, 2024 00:00 - 17 minutes - 7.63 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
02 – What Poverty Threatened: Of Granite and Brass
January 01, 2024 00:00 - 12 minutes - 4.77 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
03 – We Question of Fortune: Four-Fifty a Week
December 31, 2023 00:00 - 20 minutes - 9.54 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
04 – The Spendings of Fancy: Facts Answer with Sneers
December 30, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes - 10.5 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
05 – A Glittering Night Flower: The Use of a Name
December 29, 2023 00:00 - 16 minutes - 6.68 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
06 – The Machine and the Maiden: A Knight of Today
December 28, 2023 00:00 - 25 minutes - 11.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
07 – The Lure of the Material: Beauty Speeks for Itself
December 27, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
08 – Intimations By Winter: An Ambassador Summoned
December 26, 2023 00:00 - 16 minutes - 6.68 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
09 – Convention’s Own Tinder-Box: The Eye That Is Green
December 25, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 6.68 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
10 – The Counsel of Winter: Fortune’s Ambassador Calls
December 24, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 7.63 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
11 – The Persuasion of Fashion: Feeling Guards o’er its Own
December 23, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes - 8.58 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
12 – Of The Lamps Of The Mansions: The Ambassador’s Plea
December 22, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 7.63 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
13 – His Credential Accepted: A Babel of Tongues
December 21, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 7.63 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
14 – With Eyes And Not Seeing: One Influence Wanes
December 20, 2023 00:00 - 13 minutes - 5.72 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
15 – The Irk Of The Old Ties: The Magic Of Youth
December 19, 2023 00:00 - 35 minutes - 15.3 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
16 – A Witless Alladin: The Gate To The World
December 18, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 8.58 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
17 – A Glimpse Through The Gateway: Hope Lightens The Eye
December 17, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 8.58 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
18 – Just Over The Border: A Hail And Farewell
December 16, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutes - 5.72 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
19 – An Hour in Elfland: A Clamour Half Heard
December 15, 2023 00:00 - 27 minutes - 12.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
20 – The Lure of The Spirit: The Flesh In Pursuit
December 14, 2023 00:00 - 16 minutes - 6.68 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
21 – The Lure of the Spirit: The Flesh In Pursuit
December 13, 2023 00:00 - 9 minutes - 3.81 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
22 – The Blaze Of The Tinder: Flesh Wars With The Flesh
December 12, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes - 10.5 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
23 – A Spirit In Travail: One Rung Put Behind
December 11, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 10.5 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
24 – Ashes of Tinder: A Face at the Window
December 10, 2023 00:00 - 9 minutes - 3.81 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
25 – Ashes Of Tinder: The Loosing Of Stays
December 09, 2023 00:00 - 9 minutes - 3.81 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
26 – The Ambassador Fallen: A Search for the Gate
December 08, 2023 00:00 - 22 minutes - 9.54 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
27 – When Waters Engulf us we Reach for a Star
December 07, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes - 9.54 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
28 – A Pilgram, an Outlaw: The Spirit Detained
December 06, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 10.5 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
29 – The Solace Of Travel: The Boats Of The Sea
December 05, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 12.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
30 – The Kingdom Of Greatness: The Pilgrim Adream
December 04, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes - 8.58 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
31 – A Pet of Good Fortune: Broadway Flaunts Its Joys
December 03, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes - 10.5 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
32 – The Feast of Belshazzar: A Seer To Translate
December 02, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 15.3 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
33 – Without the Walled City: The Slope of the Years
December 01, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes - 9.54 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
34 – The Grind of the Millstones: A Sample of Chaff
November 30, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes - 9.54 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
35 – The Passing of Effort: The Visage of Care
November 29, 2023 00:00 - 25 minutes - 11.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
36 – A Grim Retrogression: The Phantom of Chance
November 28, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes - 10.5 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
37 – The Spirit Awakens: New Search For The Gate
November 27, 2023 00:00 - 20 minutes - 9.54 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
38 – In Elf Land Disporting: The Grim World Without
November 26, 2023 00:00 - 25 minutes - 11.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
39 – Of Lights And Of Shadows: The Parting Of Worlds
November 25, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 12.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
40 – A Public Dissension: A Final Appeal
November 24, 2023 00:00 - 22 minutes - 9.54 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
42 – A Touch Of Spring: The Empty Shell
November 22, 2023 00:00 - 26 minutes - 11.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
43 – The World Turns Flatterer: An Eye In The Dark
November 21, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 10.5 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
44 – And This Is Not Elf Land: What Gold Will Not Buy
November 20, 2023 00:00 - 26 minutes - 11.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
45 – Curious Shifts Of The Poor
November 19, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
46 – Stirring Troubled Waters
November 18, 2023 00:00 - 27 minutes - 12.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
47 – The Way Of The Beaten: A Harp In The Wind
November 17, 2023 00:00 - 48 minutes - 21.9 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com