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
2CHAPTER II. A Reconnoiter
3CHAPTER III. A Chicago Evening
4CHAPTER IV. Peter Laughlin & Co.
5CHAPTER V. Concerning A Wife And Family
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6CHAPTER VI. The New Queen of the Home
7CHAPTER VII. Chicago Gas
8CHAPTER VIII. Now This is Fighting
9CHAPTER IX. In Search of Victory
10CHAPTER X. A Test
11CHAPTER XI. The Fruits of Daring
12CHAPTER XII. A New Retainer
13CHAPTER XIII. The Die is Cast
14CHAPTER XIV. Undercurrents
15CHAPTER XV. A New Affection
16CHAPTER XVI. A Fateful Interlude
17CHAPTER XVII. An Overture to Conflict
18CHAPTER XVIII. The Clash
19CHAPTER XIX. “Hell Hath No Fury—”
20CHAPTER XX. “Man and Superman”
21CHAPTER XXI. A Matter of Tunnels
22CHAPTER XXII. Street-railways at Last
23CHAPTER XXIII. The Power of the Press
24CHAPTER XXIV. The Coming of Stephanie Platow
25CHAPTER XXV. Airs from the Orient
26CHAPTER XXVI. Love and War
27CHAPTER XXVII. A Financier Bewitched
28CHAPTER XXVIII. The Exposure of Stephanie
29CHAPTER XXIX. A Family Quarrel
30CHAPTER XXX. Obstacles
31CHAPTER XXXI. Untoward Disclosures
32CHAPTER XXXII. A Supper Party
33CHAPTER XXXIII. Mr. Lynde to the Rescue
34CHAPTER XXXIV. Enter Hosmer Hand
35CHAPTER XXXV. A Political Agreement
36CHAPTER XXXVI. An Election Draws Near
37CHAPTER XXXVII. Aileen’s Revenge
38CHAPTER XXXVIII. An Hour of Defeat
39CHAPTER XXXIX. The New Administration
40CHAPTER XL. A Trip to Louisville
41CHAPTER XLI. The Daughter of Mrs. Fleming
42CHAPTER XLII. F. A. Cowperwood, Guardian
43CHAPTER XLIII. The Planet Mars
44CHAPTER XLIV. A Franchise Obtained
45CHAPTER XLV. Changing Horizons
46CHAPTER XLVI. Depths and Heights
47CHAPTER XLVII. American Match
48CHAPTER XLVIII. Panic
49CHAPTER XLIX. Mount Olympus
50CHAPTER L. A New York Mansion
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