# An American tragedy, v. 1 Author: Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 Genre: Category: Novels Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75181 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=An+American+tragedy%2C+v.+1+Dreiser&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary And up the broad street, now comparatively hushed, a little band of six,--a man of about fifty, short, stout, with bushy hair protruding from under a round black felt hat, a most unimportant-looking person, who carried a small portable organ such as is customarily used by street preachers and singers. And with him a woman perhaps five years his junior, taller, not so broad, but solid of frame and vigorous, very plain in face and dress, and yet not homely, leading with one hand a small boy of seven and in the other carrying a Bible and several hymn books. With these three, but walking independently behind, was a girl of fifteen, a boy of twelve and another girl of nine, all following obedi... ## Chapters - [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/16/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/59/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/60/index.md) - [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/27/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/31/index.md) - [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/25/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/33/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/34/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/57/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/22/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/11/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/37/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/51/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/18/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/5/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/30/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/38/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/53/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/21/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/20/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/47/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/26/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/17/index.md) - [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/4/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/55/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/46/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/7/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/40/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/13/index.md) - [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/23/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/50/index.md) - [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/2/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/43/index.md) - [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/24/index.md) - [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/42/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/28/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/19/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/58/index.md) - [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/3/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/15/index.md) - [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/32/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/45/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/49/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/35/index.md) - [ill. And yet some of these boys, as he was now informed--a certain](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/9/index.md) - [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/6/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/56/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/54/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/36/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/41/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/48/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/39/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/52/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/29/index.md) - [did. But if her friend was going to attempt a conquest in this manner,](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/14/index.md) - [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/12/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/10/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/44/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/8/index.md) - [VOLUME ONE](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/an-american-tragedy-v-1-75181/chapters/1/index.md)