Language: English
Published by WILLIAM SLOANE ASSOCIATES, INC., NEW YORK, NY, 1951
Seller: Aah Rare Chicago, Carlsbad, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. THIS BIOGRAPHY OF THEODORE DREISER IS PUBLISHED IN THE "THE AMERICAN MEN OF LETTERS SERIES." THE BIOGRAPHY IS BY F. O. MATTHEISSEN, A NOTED CRITIC AND BIOGRAPHER OF MANY OF AMERICA'S FINEST AUTHORS. THERE IS A SMALL 1/4" X 3/16" PIECE OF THE DUST JACKET THAT IS TORN AWAY AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE. THE DUST JACKET IS IN A PROTECTED MYLAR WRAPPER. THERE IS A 6 PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY AND A 5 PAGE INDEX. THE AUTHOR USES MANY OF DREISER'S WRITINGS TO EXPLAIN DREISER'S VERY COMPLEX UPBRINGING AND PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE THAT CAN BE FOUND REFLECTED IN HIS WRITINGS AND NOVELS.