The novel is followed by the "Note on the Text," which discusses the relationship between the text of this edition and the Pennsylvania Edition (1981), as well as a "Textual Addition" that provides a generous sampling of the passages that Dreiser and his friend Arthur Henry made in the handwritten edition of Sister Carrie.
"Historical Backgrounds and Sources" reprints extensive excerpts from Dreiser's autobiographies and other writings, which help establish his personal connection to the novel. The coverage of the alleged "suppression" of Sister Carrie by its first publisher is drawn from Dreiser's correspondence with Frank Norris, Arthur Henry, Walter H. Page, and F. N. Doubleday.
"Criticism" Collects thirteen essays, six of which are new in the Third Edition, discussing Dreiser's distinctive literary naturalism and narrative technique, the relationship of the novel to American culture, and issues of gender and class in the novel, among other topics. Contributors include Ellen Moers, Robert Penn Warren, Amy Kaplan, Alan Trachtenberg, and Donald Pizer, among others.
A Chronology of Sister Carrie and a Selected Bibliography are also included.
Pages: 640, Year of Publication: 0108, Dimensions: 13.2x13.2cm.
