Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories

Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories is a collection of short stories by Theodore Dreiser, first published in 1927.

Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories
First edition
Author	Theodore Dreiser
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Short stories
Publisher	Boni & Liveright
Publication date	1927

Content

The fifteen short stories in the collection are:

"Sanctuary"
"The Hand"
"Chains"
"St. Columba and the River"
"Convention"
"Khat"
"Typhoon"
"The Old Neighbourhood"
"Phantom Gold"
"Marriage-For One"
"Fulfilment"
"Victory"
"The Shadow"
"The "Mercy" of God"
"A Prince Who Was a Thief"

Literary significance and criticism

Chains was Dreiser's second collection of short stories.^[1] It sold 12,000 copies in the first year, which has been deemed to have been a moderate success.^[1]

Carl Van Doren described the stories as 'powerful'.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Monty Kozbial Ernst, 'Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories.', in A Theodore Dreiser Encyclopedia, Keith Newlin (ed.), Greenwood Press, 2003, pp.56-58

Works by Theodore Dreiser
Novels	Sister Carrie Jennie Gerhardt The Financier The Titan The "Genius" An American Tragedy The Bulwark The Stoic
Short stories	Free and Other Stories Twelve Men Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories A Gallery of Women
Other work	Hey Rub-a-Dub-Dub An Amateur Laborer

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