Latest / The Theodore Dreiser Library
An American Tragedy Volume 1 Book 1 Chapter X
In which a young man of nervous temperament ventures into a scene of transient pleasures and fleshly display, finding himself both repelled and fascinated by the company of women whose beauty and worldliness contrast sharply with his own innocence and romantic yearnings. Amid the smoky jazz and whispered invitations, he is drawn into an intimate and unsettling encounter that awakens in him a mingling of desire, fear, and a faint, uneasy hopefulness.
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.