Jennie Gerhardt
READING AGE 12+
"Jennie Gerhardt", published in 1911, was Theodore Dreiser's second novel and his first true commercial success. Today it is generally regarded as one of his three best novels, along with "Sister Carrie" and "An American Tragedy"."Jennie Gerhardt" exemplifies the naturalism of which Dreiser was a proponent, telling the unhappy story of a working-class woman who accepts all the adversity life visits on her and becomes the mistress of two wealthy and powerful men in order to help her impoverished family.
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Chapter LXII
The end came after four days during which Jennie was by his bedside almost constantly. The nurse in charge welcomed her at first as a relief and company, but the physician was inclined to object. Lester, however, was stubborn. "This is my death," he said, with a touch of grim humor. "If I'm dying I ought to be allowed t……
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