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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 first wife was Sara White, whom he married in 1898. Their relationship was ultimately doomed by his serial affairs, and the couple separated permanently in 1912, though they remained married until her death in 1942.1