Free, and other stories
Theodore Dreiser
Read by James Hutchisson
Theodore Dreiser's first collection of short fiction, published in 1918. Dreiser was known primarily as a novelist (Sister Carrie, An American Tragedy, and others), but he was adept at the short story genre as well, having been a magazine editor at different times in his career. These stories illustrate Dreiser's bleak naturalistic philosophy of life. They often feature characters who have been marginalized by society and feel they are at the mercy of an indifferent universe that offers them few choices for a satisfying life. - Summary by James Hutchisson (11 hr 7 min)
Chapters
| Free I | 44:37 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| Free II | 47:23 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| McEwen of the Shining Slave Makers | 39:50 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| Nigger Jeff I | 33:49 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| Nigger Jeff II | 28:10 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| The Lost Phoebe | 41:45 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| The Second Choice | 52:30 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| A Story of Stories | 45:08 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| A Story of Stories II | 29:44 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| Old Rogaum and His Theresa | 49:34 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| Will You Walk Into My Parlor I | 48:34 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| Will You Walk Into My Parlor? II | 50:10 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| Will You Walk Into My Parlor? III | 29:36 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| The Cruise of the "Idlewild" | 41:53 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| Married | 41:48 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| Married II | 11:22 | Read by James Hutchisson |
| When The Old Century Was New | 31:42 | Read by James Hutchisson |
Reviews
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