Дженни Герхардт

Jenny Gerhardt was Theodore Dreiser's second novel, which brought him his first commercial success. Today it is considered one of the writer's three best novels, along with Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy. It should be noted that the text of the novel, upon its first publication, underwent serious editorial changes in the direction of a sentimental love story, excluding fragments with broad social commentary.

Thus, this is the story of an innocent, sacrificial, beautiful young woman from an extremely poor family, who throughout her life is associated with men of high social position. How members of her family, the family of one of the richest people, and society as a whole react to such a connection became the basis of the plot.