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Book SynopsisAn intimate view of Theodore Dreiser's exchanges with women
Trade Review “Riggio’s admirable collection, assisted by useful footnotes, brings to light new and important information not only on Dreiser, but on the difficulties of earning a living as a writer in early twentieth-century America.” --TLS
“This edition fills a great empty spot in American letters. I know of no volume of correspondence organized in this way, concentrating on a male writer’s letters to the important women in his life. We hear a new voice from Dreiser here, his voice with women--intuitive, emotional, sympathetic, and understanding.”--James L. W. West III, editor of scholarly editions of
Sister Carrie and
Jennie Gerhardt“This collection makes a truly significant contribution to the field, making available letters never before published. It provides an intimate, unfiltered exposure to Dreiser that simply cannot be replicated by a biographer. Any research library would need to own this book.”--Nancy Shawcrosss, curator of manuscripts at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library at the University of Pennsylvania
