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The pit : a story of Chicago
Title
The pit : a story of Chicago / by Frank Norris.
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : Doubleday, Page & Co., 1903.
Manufacture
New York : J.J. Little & Co., Astor Place
Copyright Notice Date
©1903
Physical Description
421 pages ; 21 cm.
Local Notes
BEIN Tanselle Z30 0204: Second printing: 'On copyright page: Published February, 1903 and J. J. Little device. The statement FIRST EDITION is not present."--Blanck. Dust jacket. Manuscript note: First edition 2nd-
Notes
Volume 2 of the author's trilogy The epic of the wheat.
"Published February, 1903"--Title page verso.
Summary
"The story of Frank Norris's The Pit could be taken from today's headlines: a businessman begins speculating in the commodities market on a small scale until, overcome by greed, addicted to the art of the deal, and harboring an ever-increasing appetite for power, he gambles recklessly in the market while the fortunes of farmers and small investors hang in the balance. At the same time, his independent-minded young wife, bored with domesticity and feeling abused by his neglect of her, risks her marriage by contemplating an affair with a former suitor. By interweaving the conventions of the business plot and the romance plot in this manner, Frank Norris broke with the traditions of his time and brought a fresh perspective to the American novel."--Goodreads
Other formats
Also available online.
Online version: Norris, Frank, 1870-1902. Pit. 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, Page & Co., 1903
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 15, 2023
Series
The epic of the wheat
Contents
The pit
A deal in wheat
The wife of Chino
A bargain with Peg-leg
The passing of Cock-eye Blacklock
A memorandum of sudden death
Two hearts that beat as one
The dual personality of Slick Dick Nickerson
The ship that saw a ghost
The ghost in the crosstrees
The riding of Felipe.
References
Blanck, J. Bibliography of American literature, 15038
Subjects
Genre/Form
Domestic fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Didactic fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Didactic fiction.
Also listed under
Doubleday, Page & Company, publisher.
J.J. Little & Co., printer.
United States New York (State) New York.
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