Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories explained

Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories is a collection of short stories by Theodore Dreiser, first published in 1927.

Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories
Author:	Theodore Dreiser
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Genre:	Short stories
Publisher:	Boni & Liveright
Release Date:	1927

Contents

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]

External links

• Full text of Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories at HathiTrust Digital Library

Notes and References

1. Monty Kozbial Ernst, 'Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories.', in A Theodore Dreiser Encyclopedia, Keith Newlin (ed.), Greenwood Press, 2003, pp.56-58 https://books.google.com/books?id=Qqsc3zwrDtIC&pg=PA55&dq=%22theodore+dreiser%22+%22chains%22#PPA56,M1