McTeague: A Story of San Francisco: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Criticism (English, Paperback, Frank Norris)

First published in 1899, McTeague was a literary sensation. Its ultra-realistic portrayal of the rise and fall of a simple-minded dentist and his grasping, greedy wife was controversial for its candid depiction of sordid behavior right at the edge of insanity. It remains a searing indictment of human weakness and selfishness in a rapidly evolving America.
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