About Dreiser: Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist. He pioneered the naturalist school and is known for portraying characters whose value lies not in their moral code, but in their persistence against all obstacles, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency.
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McCarthy M., O'Dell F. Cambridge University Press, 2008. — 176 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-521-68939-7. Vocabulary in Use is the perfect study aid for anyone using English for their academic work. Ideal for students of any discipline, from engineers or social scientists to business students or lawyers, it covers all the key vocabulary they will come across in academic textbooks,...
A great novel of Theodore Dreiser about life, love and life values. A wonderful standard of bright American literature. The ambitious but immature Clyde Griffiths, raised by poor and devoutly religious parents who force him to participate in their street missionary work, is anxious to achieve better things. His troubles begin when he takes a job as a bellboy at a local hotel....
Trilogy of Desire - 3. The novel is the conclusion to A Trilogy of Desire, his series of novels about Frank Cowperwood, a businessman based on the real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes. Dreiser completed The Stoic only days before his death in 1945 and the book was published posthumously. Cowperwood, still married to his estranged wife Aileen, lives with Berenice. He...
Trilogy of Desire 2. Cowperwood moves to Chicago with his new wife Aileen. He 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...
Cambridge University Press, 2007. — 189 p. — ISBN: 978-0-521-68418-7. This new level of English Phrasal Verbs in Use is specifically designed for advanced-level students looking to improve their knowledge of this often difficult area of the English language. The book includes many phrasal verbs useful to students preparing for the Cambridge CAE, CPE, and IELTS examinations. 60...
