Somewhat encouraged by the earlier response to Sister Carrie in England and the novel’s republication in America, Dreiser returned to writing fiction. He was forced to resign in 1910, however, because of an office imbroglio involving his romantic fascination with an assistant’s daughter. Dreiser recovered his spirits, and in the next nine years he achieved notable financial success as an editor in chief of several women’s magazines. This disappointment and an accumulation of family and marital troubles sent Dreiser into a suicidal depression from which he was rescued in 1901 by his brother, Paul Dresser, a well-known songwriter, who arranged for Theodore’s treatment in a sanitarium. But Doubleday’s qualms about the book, the story line of which involves a young kept woman whose “immorality” goes unpunished, led the publisher to limit the book’s advertising, and consequently it sold fewer than 500 copies. Doubleday, Page and Company published it the following year, thanks in large measure to the enthusiasm of that firm’s reader, the novelist Frank Norris. Dreiser began writing his first novel, Sister Carrie, in 1899 at the suggestion of a newspaper colleague.
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Although this a fairly long book, the plot was fast paced enough to hold my attention throughout the story. And this lack of a clear motivation on the part of the villain adds a bit of mystery to the storyline. During the course of this first book, it's never made clear just what his motivation is or what he is looking to achieve, but I'm hoping all will be revealed in the next book. The villain is appropriately evil and at times, deliciously creepy. However, he's so well-drawn that I didn't mind the author's use of this somewhat cliched trope. I thought the author had a deft touch with her characterizations, particularly the young protagonist, who is, of course, the typical teenage boy who is more than he thinks he is. Although so far, the world building isn't terribly detailed, we're given some intriguing glimpses of the wider world, and I'm hoping the author will explore that world in greater detail in the sequel. The author has a nice way with words and the story flows smoothly. This is a skillfully done coming of age story. The Twelfth Edition maintains and exceeds the richness of the Gardner legacy with updated research and scholarship and an even more beautiful art program featuring more color images than any other art history book available. It is the first art history book to win either award and the only title ever to win both prizes in one year. So much so, that in 2001, the Text and Academic Authors Association awarded both the McGuffey and the "Texty" Book Prizes to the Eleventh Edition of the text. By virtue of its comprehensive coverage, strong emphasis on context, and rich, accurate art reproductions, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES has earned and sustained a reputation of excellence and authority. With this book in hand, thousands of students have watched the story of art unfold in its full historical, social, religious, economic, and cultural context, and thus deepened their understanding of art, architecture, painting, and sculpture. 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