Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser
American
American author - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Communist Party | |||
| New York World | 1895 |
Lineage
- Father John Paul Dreiser
- Brother: Paul Dresser
American author - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Communist Party | |||
| New York World | 1895 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1871/00/00 | Born | ||||||
| 1899/00/00 | At his summer home, Theodore Dreiser works on his novel, "Sister Carrie". | Literary location | Sister Carrie | House Of Four Pillars | Maumee | ||
| 1900/05/00 | Dreiser takes his typescript of "Sister Carrie" to the 'Doubleday, Page and Co' offices at 34 Union Square and personally delivers it to Frank Doubleday. Doubleday gives Dreiser a condescension, examining smirk. | Author | Sister Carrie | Union Square | |||
| 1900/06/00 | Theodore Dreiser enjoys reading "McTeague" by Frank Norris. "It made a great hit with me and I talked of nothing else for months. It was the first great American book I had ever read." - Dreiser | Fan | McTeague: A Story of San Francisco | ||||
| 1900/09/00 | With notebook and pencil Dreiser makes a trip to the Palisades. After pondering the resolution of "Sister Carrie" for two hours on a overhanging shelf, he leaves the Palisades with "Sister Carrie" completed. | Author | Sister Carrie | Palisades Interstate Park | Alpine | ||
| 1900/09/00 | With notebook and pencil Dreiser makes a trip to the Palisades. After pondering the resolution of "Sister Carrie" for two hours on a overhanging shelf, he leaves the Palisades with "Sister Carrie" completed. | Author | Sister Carrie | Palisades Interstate Park | Fort Lee | ||
| 1900/09/00 | With notebook and pencil Dreiser makes a trip to the Palisades. After pondering the resolution of "Sister Carrie" for two hours on a overhanging shelf, he leaves the Palisades with "Sister Carrie" completed. | Author | Sister Carrie | Palisades Interstate Park | Palisades | ||
| 1900/11/08 | Doubleday, Page and Co publishes 1,008 copies of Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie". The book will not be advertised (unlike competitors, they were not advertising any of their current offerings) and only sells 456 copies at $1.50 each. | Author | Sister Carrie | ||||
| 1901/00/00 | Paul Dresser helps his brother Theodore Dreiser enter a sanitarium to treat his suicidal depression | Patient | |||||
| 1902/03/00 | Dreiser's first and last royalty check from Doubleday for "Sister Carrie", covering a sales period from November 1900 to February 1902, totals $68.40. | Author | Sister Carrie | ||||
| 1911/00/00 | Jennie Gerhardt - published | Author | Jennie Gerhardt | ||||
| 1912/00/00 | The Financier - published | Author | The Financier | ||||
| 1913/00/00 | A Traveler at Forty - published | Author | A Traveler at Forty | ||||
| 1914/00/00 | The Titan - published | Author | The Titan | ||||
| 1915/00/00 | The "Genius" - published | Author | The "Genius" | ||||
| 1916/00/00 | A Hoosier Holiday - published | Author | A Hoosier Holiday | ||||
| 1916/00/00 | Plays of the Natural and Supernatural - published | Author | Plays of the Natural and Supernatural | ||||
| 1916/04/00 | "The Lost Phoebe" by Theodore Dreiser is found in Century Magazine. | Author | The Lost Phoebe (Short Story) | ||||
| 1918/00/00 | Free and Other Stories - published | Author | Free and Other Stories | ||||
| 1918/01/01 | The Hand of the Potter - published | Author | The Hand of the Potter | ||||
| 1919/00/00 | Twelve Men - published | Author | Twelve Men | ||||
| 1920/00/00 | "Hey Rub-a-Dub-Dub: A Book of the Mystery and Wonder and Terror of Life" by Theodore Dreiser is published. | Author | Hey Rub-a-Dub-Dub: A Book of the Mystery and Wonder and Terror of Life | ||||
| 1923/00/00 | The Color of a Great City - published | Author | The Color of a Great City | ||||
| 1925/00/00 | An American Tragedy - published | Author | An American Tragedy | ||||
| 1927/00/00 | Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories - published | Author | Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories | ||||
| 1928/00/00 | Dreiser Looks at Russia - published | Author | Dreiser Looks at Russia | ||||
| 1929/00/00 | A Gallery of Women - published | Author | A Gallery of Women | ||||
| 1929/00/00 | My City - published | Author | My City | ||||
| 1931/00/00 | A Book About Myself - published | Author | A Book About Myself | ||||
| 1931/00/00 | Dawn - published | Author | Dawn | ||||
| 1931/00/00 | Tragic America - published | Author | Tragic America | ||||
| 1941/00/00 | America Is Worth Saving - published | Author | America Is Worth Saving | ||||
| 1945/00/00 | Dies | ||||||
| 1946/00/00 | The Bulwark - published | Author | The Bulwark | ||||
| 1947/00/00 | The Stoic - published | Author | The Stoic | ||||
| 2011/00/00 | Theodore Dreiser: Political Writings - published | Author | Theodore Dreiser: Political Writings |
26 Creative Works by Theodore Dreiser »
| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
| Sister Carrie | Author | Book | 1900/11/08 |
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| Jennie Gerhardt | Author | Novel | 1911/00/00 |
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| The Financier | Author | Book | 1912/00/00 | |
| A Traveler at Forty | Author | Book | 1913/00/00 | |
| The Titan | Author | Book | 1914/00/00 | |
| The "Genius" | Author | Book | 1915/00/00 | |
| A Hoosier Holiday | Author | Book | 1916/00/00 | |
| Plays of the Natural and Supernatural | Author | Book | 1916/00/00 | |
| The Lost Phoebe (Short Story) | Author | Short Story | 1916/04/00 |
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| Free and Other Stories | Author | Book | 1918/00/00 | |
| The Hand of the Potter | Author | Book | 1918/01/01 | |
| Twelve Men | Author | Book | 1919/00/00 | |
| Hey Rub-a-Dub-Dub: A Book of the Mystery and Wonder and Terror of Life | Author | Book | 1920/00/00 | |
| The Color of a Great City | Author | Book | 1923/00/00 | |
| An American Tragedy | Author | Book | 1925/00/00 |
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| Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories | Author | Book | 1927/00/00 | |
| Dreiser Looks at Russia | Author | Book | 1928/00/00 | |
| A Gallery of Women | Author | Book | 1929/00/00 | |
| My City | Author | Book | 1929/00/00 | |
| Tragic America | Author | Book | 1931/00/00 | |
| A Book About Myself | Author | Book | 1931/00/00 | |
| Dawn | Author | Book | 1931/00/00 | |
| America Is Worth Saving | Author | Book | 1941/00/00 | |
| The Bulwark | Author | Book | 1946/00/00 | |
| The Stoic | Author | Book | 1947/00/00 | |
| Theodore Dreiser: Political Writings | Author | Book | 2011/00/00 |
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