Mcteague: A Story Of San Francisco(1899), By Frank Norris

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Mcteague: A Story Of San Francisco(1899), By Frank NorrisISBN13:9781530847501ISBN10:1530847508Author:Norris, Frank (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - I Never Truckled I Never Took Off The Hat To Fashion And Held It Out For Pennies I Told Them The Truth They Liked It Or They Didn't Like It What Had That To Do With Me? I Told Them The Truth, Declared Frank Norris, Shortly Before His Death At The Age Of Thirty-Two Of His Novels, None Have Shocked The Reading Public More Than Mcteague, And Few Works Since Have Captured The Seamy Side Of American Urban Life With Such Graphic Immediacy As Does This Portrayal Of Human Degradation In Turn-Of-The-Century San Francisco Its Protagonists, Men And Women Alike, Are Shown As Both Products And Victims Of A Debasing Social Order Heredity And Environment Play The Role Of Fate In A Tale That Moves Toward Its Harrowing Conclusion With The Grim Power And Inevitablity Of Classic Tragedy Mcteague Is The Story Of A Poor Dentist Scraping By In San Francisco At The End Of The 19Th Century, And His Wife Trina, Whose $5,000 Lottery Winning Sets In Motion A Shocking Chain Of Events Few Works Have Captured The Seamy Side Of American Urban Life With Such Graphic Intensity Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2016-04-01Weight:0.87 lbsDimensions:0.41'' H x 10'' L x 7.99'' WNumber of Pages:194Language:English

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