The Titan

novel by Dreiser

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The Titan is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, published in 1914. It is the second book in his "Trilogy of Desire," following The Financier (1912) and preceding The Stoic (published posthumously in 1947). The series is based on the life of American transportation magnate Charles T. Yerkes.

The Titan continues the saga of Frank Algernon Cowperwood, a driven and unscrupulous financier. The novel chronicles his move to Chicago and his subsequent involvement in various business dealings, love affairs, and intrigues. Dreiser's work explores themes of ambition, power, and the pursuit of success in a rapidly industrializing America, reflecting his naturalistic literary style that unflinchingly presents real-life subject matter.12

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Theodore Dreiser
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The Financier (1912) and The Titan (1914) are the first two novels of a trilogy dealing with the career of the late-19th century American financier and traction tycoon Charles T. Yerkes, who is cast in fictionalized form as Frank Cowperwood. As Cowperwood successfully plots monopolistic business coups first in…
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The Financier (1912) and The Titan (1914) are the first two novels of a trilogy dealing with the career of the late-19th century American financier and traction tycoon Charles T. Yerkes, who is cast in fictionalized form as Frank Cowperwood. As Cowperwood successfully plots monopolistic business coups first in…
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The Financier
The other two volumes are The Titan (1914) and The Stoic, which was completed by Dreiser’s wife after his death and published posthumously in 1947.
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The other two volumes are The Titan (1914) and The Stoic, which was completed by Dreiser’s wife after his death and published posthumously in 1947.
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