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Literary Classics

The Titan

By Theodore Dreiser

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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.

Political Intrigue Antihero Betrayal Psychological Conspiracy Revenge Crime Family Thriller

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GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics

Length21 hrs 34 mins

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Publish dateJul 24, 2020

LanguageEnglish

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 &amp; 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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