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Which novels make up Theodore Dreiser's Trilogy of Desire?
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Theodore Dreiser
His first published novel Sister Carrie had a limited printing because of the controversial subject matter.
Theodore Dreiser's Trilogy of Desire is a series of novels based on the life of the American transportation magnate Charles T. Yerkes, who is portrayed in the books as the character Frank Algernon Cowperwood.12
The three novels that make up the trilogy are:
- The Financier (1912)12
- The Titan (1914)12
- The Stoic (1947)12
While the first two volumes were published during Dreiser's lifetime, The Stoic was completed with the assistance of his wife and published posthumously.13