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ⓘ About Theodore Dreiser
After he graduated from high school in Warsaw, Indiana, he went to Indiana University in 1889-1890 without receiving his degree. In 1892, he began working as a reporter and a drama critic for newspapers in Toledo, Chicago, St. Louis, New York, and Pittsburgh. During this time he published “The Return of Genius”, his first work of fiction, which appeared in the Chicago Daily Globe under the name of Carl Dreiser. By 1895, he was penning articles for magazines. He’d written pieces on writers like John Burroughs, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Israel Zangwill, and William Dean Howells, and he’d interviewed public figures like Theodore Thomas, Thomas Edison, Andrew Carnegie, and Marshall Field.
All Book Series by Theodore Dreiser
Best Short Stories of Theodore Dreiser
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1947
Harlan Miners Speak: Report on Terrorism in the Kentucky Coal Fields
Book 5 of 7 · published 1932 Co-authored · Sherwood Anderson,John Dos Passos
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Theodore Dreiser?
After he graduated from high school in Warsaw, Indiana, he went to Indiana University in 1889-1890 without receiving his degree. In 1892, he began working as a reporter and a drama critic for newspapers in Toledo, Chicago, St. Louis, New York, and Pittsburgh.
Which Theodore Dreiser series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Trilogy of Desire series, the earliest of Theodore Dreiser's multi-book series: it opens with The Financier (1912) and runs to 3 books across 1912–1947, ending with The Stoic (1947).
How many books has Theodore Dreiser written?
Theodore Dreiser has 28 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1900 and 2024. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Trilogy of Desire series with 3 books — and 25 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Theodore Dreiser's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Theodore Dreiser's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Trilogy of Desire (1912–1947, 3 books).
How are Theodore Dreiser's books organised into series?
This guide splits Theodore Dreiser's 28 books into 1 named series and 25 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Trilogy of Desire (3 books, 1912–1947).