Length21h 34m
About this audiobook
The Titan is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, completed in 1914 as a sequel to his 1912 novel The Financier. Both books were originally a single manuscript, but the narrative's length required splitting it into two separate novels. Dreiser's manuscript of The Titan was rejected by Harper & Brothers, publisher of The Financier, due to its uncompromising realism; John Lane published the book in 1914. After his release from prison, Frank Cowperwood invests in stocks subsequent to the Panic of 1873, and becomes a millionaire again. He decides to move out of Philadelphia and start a new life in the West. He moves to Chicago with Aileen and his attorney is finally able to persuade Lillian to agree to a divorce. Frank decides to take over the street-railway system. He bankrupts several opponents with the help of John J. McKenty and other political allies. Meanwhile, Chicago society finds out about his past in Philadelphia and the couple are no longer invited to dinner parties; after a while, the press turns on him too. Cowperwood is unfaithful many times. Aileen finds out about a certain Rita and beats her up. She gives up on him and has an affair with Polk Lynde, a man of privilege; she eventually loses faith in him. Meanwhile, Cowperwood meets young Berenice Fleming; by the end of the novel, he tells her he loves her and she consents to live with him. However, the ending is bittersweet as Cowperwood has not managed to obtain the fifty-year franchise for his railway schemes that he wanted.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length21 hrs 34 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 24, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. The New City
32CHAPTER XXXII. A Supper Party
2CHAPTER II. A Reconnoiter
33CHAPTER XXXIII. Mr. Lynde to the Rescue
3CHAPTER III. A Chicago Evening
34CHAPTER XXXIV. Enter Hosmer Hand
4CHAPTER IV. Peter Laughlin & Co.
35CHAPTER XXXV. A Political Agreement
5CHAPTER V. Concerning A Wife And Family
36CHAPTER XXXVI. An Election Draws Near
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6CHAPTER VI. The New Queen of the Home
37CHAPTER XXXVII. Aileen’s Revenge
7CHAPTER VII. Chicago Gas
38CHAPTER XXXVIII. An Hour of Defeat
8CHAPTER VIII. Now This is Fighting
39CHAPTER XXXIX. The New Administration
9CHAPTER IX. In Search of Victory
40CHAPTER XL. A Trip to Louisville
10CHAPTER X. A Test
41CHAPTER XLI. The Daughter of Mrs. Fleming
11CHAPTER XI. The Fruits of Daring
42CHAPTER XLII. F. A. Cowperwood, Guardian
12CHAPTER XII. A New Retainer
43CHAPTER XLIII. The Planet Mars
13CHAPTER XIII. The Die is Cast
44CHAPTER XLIV. A Franchise Obtained
14CHAPTER XIV. Undercurrents
45CHAPTER XLV. Changing Horizons
15CHAPTER XV. A New Affection
46CHAPTER XLVI. Depths and Heights
16CHAPTER XVI. A Fateful Interlude
47CHAPTER XLVII. American Match
17CHAPTER XVII. An Overture to Conflict
48CHAPTER XLVIII. Panic
18CHAPTER XVIII. The Clash
49CHAPTER XLIX. Mount Olympus
19CHAPTER XIX. “Hell Hath No Fury—”
50CHAPTER L. A New York Mansion
20CHAPTER XX. “Man and Superman”
51CHAPTER LI. The Revival of Hattie Starr
21CHAPTER XXI. A Matter of Tunnels
52CHAPTER LII. Behind the Arras
22CHAPTER XXII. Street-railways at Last
53CHAPTER LIII. A Declaration of Love
23CHAPTER XXIII. The Power of the Press
54CHAPTER LIV. Wanted—Fifty-year Franchises
24CHAPTER XXIV. The Coming of Stephanie Platow
55CHAPTER LV. Cowperwood and the Governor
25CHAPTER XXV. Airs from the Orient
56CHAPTER LVI. The Ordeal of Berenice
26CHAPTER XXVI. Love and War
57CHAPTER LVII. Aileen’s Last Card
27CHAPTER XXVII. A Financier Bewitched
58CHAPTER LVIII. A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth
28CHAPTER XXVIII. The Exposure of Stephanie
59CHAPTER LIX. Capital and Public Rights
29CHAPTER XXIX. A Family Quarrel
60CHAPTER LX. The Net
30CHAPTER XXX. Obstacles
61CHAPTER LXI. The Cataclysm
31CHAPTER XXXI. Untoward Disclosures
62CHAPTER LXII. The Recompense
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