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McTeague is the story of a poor dentist scraping by in San Francisco at the end of the 19th century, and his wife Trina, whose $5,000 lottery winning sets in motion a shocking chain of events. Few works have captured the seamy side of American urban life with such graphic intensity.

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“One of the great works of the modern American imagination.”—Alfred Kazin

Mcteague A Story of San Francisco Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S

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    Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
    Publication Date: 11/24/1994 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780140187694, 978-0140187694
    ISBN10: 0140187693
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    McTeague is the story of a poor dentist scraping by in San Francisco at the end of the 19th century, and his wife Trina, whose $5,000 lottery winning sets in motion a shocking chain of events. Few works have captured the seamy side of American urban life with such graphic intensity.

    Trade Review
    “One of the great works of the modern American imagination.”—Alfred Kazin

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