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The Financier

English BooksWhale Edition by Theodore Dreiser

A sharp novel of railroads, finance, political favors, and ruthless ambition in American capitalism.

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The Financier

The Financier follows Frank Cowperwood through speculative markets, municipal corruption, and private desire, turning the making of a fortune into a study of power. Dreiser’s first Trilogy of Desire novel is valuable for readers searching American naturalism, Wall Street fiction, and the moral costs of money.

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The Financier

by Theodore Dreiser

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  1. 01Full text
  2. 02Chapter I
  3. 03Chapter II
  4. 04Chapter III
  5. 05Chapter IV
  6. 06Chapter V
  7. 07Chapter VI
  8. 08Chapter VII
  9. 09Chapter VIII
  10. 10Chapter IX
  11. 11Chapter X
  12. 12Chapter XI
  13. 13Chapter XII
  14. 14Chapter XIII
  15. 15Chapter XIV
  16. 16Chapter XV
  17. 17Chapter XVI
  18. 18Chapter XVII
  19. 19Chapter XVIII
  20. 20Chapter XIX
  21. 21Chapter XX
  22. 22Chapter XXI
  23. 23Chapter XXII
  24. 24Chapter XXIII
  25. 25Chapter XXIV
  26. 26Chapter XXV
  27. 27Chapter XXVI
  28. 28Chapter XXVII
  29. 29Chapter XXVIII
  30. 30Chapter XXIX
  31. 31Chapter XXX
  32. 32Chapter XXXI
  33. 33Chapter XXXII
  34. 34Chapter XXXIII
  35. 35Chapter XXXIV
  36. 36Chapter XXXV
  37. 37Chapter XXXVI
  38. 38Chapter XXXVII
  39. 39Chapter XXXVIII
  40. 40Chapter XXXIX
  41. 41Chapter XL
  42. 42Chapter XLI
  43. 43Chapter XLII
  44. 44Chapter XLIII
  45. 45Chapter XLIV
  46. 46Chapter XLV
  47. 47Chapter XLVI
  48. 48Chapter XLVII
  49. 49Chapter XLVIII
  50. 50Chapter XLIX
  51. 51Chapter L
  52. 52Chapter LI
  53. 53Chapter LII
  54. 54Chapter LIII
  55. 55Chapter LIV
  56. 56Chapter LV
  57. 57Chapter LVI
  58. 58Chapter LVII
  59. 59Chapter LVIII
  60. 60Chapter LIX
  61. 61Chapter I
  62. 62Chapter II
  63. 63Chapter III
  64. 64Chapter IV
  65. 65Chapter V
  66. 66Chapter VI
  67. 67Chapter VII
  68. 68Chapter VIII
  69. 69Chapter IX
  70. 70Chapter X
  71. 71Chapter XI
  72. 72Chapter XII
  73. 73Chapter XIII
  74. 74Chapter XIV
  75. 75Chapter XV
  76. 76Chapter XVI
  77. 77Chapter XVII
  78. 78Chapter XVIII
  79. 79Chapter XIX
  80. 80Chapter XX
  81. 81Chapter XXI
  82. 82Chapter XXII
  83. 83Chapter XXIII
  84. 84ALL CHICAGO BURNING
  85. 85FIRE RAGES UNCHECKED IN COMMERCIAL SECTION SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING.
  86. 86BANKS, COMMERCIAL HOUSES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN RUINS. DIRECT TELEGRAPHIC
  87. 87COMMUNICATION SUSPENDED SINCE THREE O’CLOCK TO-DAY. NO END TO PROGRESS
  88. 88OF DISASTER IN SIGHT.
  89. 89Chapter XXIV
  90. 90Chapter XXV
  91. 91Chapter XXVI
  92. 92Chapter XXVII
  93. 93Chapter XXVIII
  94. 94Chapter XXIX
  95. 95Chapter XXX
  96. 96Chapter XXXI
  97. 97Chapter XXXII
  98. 98Chapter XXXIII
  99. 99OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
  100. 100JACOB BORCHARDT,
  101. 101OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
  102. 102GEORGE W. STENER.
  103. 103OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
  104. 104JACOB BORCHARDT,
  105. 105Chapter XXXIV
  106. 106Chapter XXXV
  107. 107Chapter XXXVI
  108. 108Chapter XXXVII
  109. 109Chapter XXXVIII
  110. 110Chapter XXXIX
  111. 111Chapter XL
  112. 112Chapter XLI
  113. 113Chapter XLII
  114. 114Chapter XLIII
  115. 115Chapter XLIV
  116. 116Chapter XLV
  117. 117Chapter XLVI
  118. 118Chapter XLVII
  119. 119Chapter XLVIII
  120. 120Chapter XLIX
  121. 121Chapter L
  122. 122Chapter LI
  123. 123Chapter LII
  124. 124Chapter LIII
  125. 125Chapter LIV
  126. 126Chapter LV
  127. 127Chapter LVI
  128. 128Chapter LVII
  129. 129Chapter LVIII
  130. 130Chapter LIX

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