Sister CarrieSister CarrieReading editionChapter navigation48 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Sister CarrieChapter I · THE MAGNET ATTRACTING: A WAIF AMID FORCESChapter II · WHAT POVERTY THREATENED: OF GRANITE AND BRASSChapter III · WEE QUESTION OF FORTUNE: FOUR-FIFTY A WEEKChapter IV · THE SPENDINGS OF FANCY: FACTS ANSWER WITH SNEERSChapter V · A GLITTERING NIGHT FLOWER: THE USE OF A NAMEChapter VI · THE MACHINE AND THE MAIDEN: A KNIGHT OF TO-DAYChapter VII · THE LURE OF THE MATERIAL: BEAUTY SPEAKS FOR ITSELFChapter VIII · INTIMATIONS BY WINTER: AN AMBASSADOR SUMMONEDChapter IX · CONVENTION’S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREENChapter X · THE COUNSEL OF WINTER: FORTUNE’S AMBASSADOR CALLSChapter XI · THE PERSUASION OF FASHION: FEELING GUARDS O’ER ITS OWNChapter XII · OF THE LAMPS OF THE MANSIONS: THE AMBASSADOR PLEAChapter XIII · HIS CREDENTIALS ACCEPTED: A BABEL OF TONGUESChapter XIV · WITH EYES AND NOT SEEING: ONE INFLUENCE WANESChapter XV · THE IRK OF THE OLD TIES: THE MAGIC OF YOUTHChapter XVI · A WITLESS ALADDIN: THE GATE TO THE WORLDChapter XVII · A GLIMPSE THROUGH THE GATEWAY: HOPE LIGHTENS THE EYEChapter XVIII · JUST OVER THE BORDER: A HAIL AND FAREWELLChapter XIX · AN HOUR IN ELFLAND: A CLAMOUR HALF HEARDChapter XX · THE LURE OF THE SPIRIT: THE FLESH IN PURSUITChapter XXI · THE LURE OF THE SPIRIT: THE FLESH IN PURSUITChapter XXII · THE BLAZE OF THE TINDER: FLESH WARS WITH THE FLESHChapter XXIII · A SPIRIT IN TRAVAIL: ONE RUNG PUT BEHINDChapter XXIV · ASHES OF TINDER: A FACE AT THE WINDOWChapter XXV · ASHES OF TINDER: THE LOOSING OF STAYSChapter XXVI · THE AMBASSADOR FALLEN: A SEARCH FOR THE GATEChapter XXVII · WHEN WATERS ENGULF US WE REACH FOR A STARChapter XXVIII · A PILGRIM, AN OUTLAW: THE SPIRIT DETAINEDChapter XXIX · THE SOLACE OF TRAVEL: THE BOATS OF THE SEAChapter XXX · THE KINGDOM OF GREATNESS: THE PILGRIM ADREAMChapter XXXI · A PET OF GOOD FORTUNE: BROADWAY FLAUNTS ITS JOYSChapter XXXII · THE FEAST OF BELSHAZZAR: A SEER TO TRANSLATEChapter XXXIII · WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARSChapter XXXIV · THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFFChapter XXXV · THE PASSING OF EFFORT: THE VISAGE OF CAREChapter XXXVI · A GRIM RETROGRESSION: THE PHANTOM OF CHANCEChapter XXXVII · THE SPIRIT AWAKENS: NEW SEARCH FOR THE GATEChapter XXXVIII · IN ELF LAND DISPORTING: THE GRIM WORLD WITHOUTChapter XXXIX · OF LIGHTS AND OF SHADOWS: THE PARTING OF WORLDSChapter XL · A PUBLIC DISSENSION: A FINAL APPEALChapter XLI · THE STRIKEChapter XLII · A TOUCH OF SPRING: THE EMPTY SHELLChapter XLIII · THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARKChapter XLIV · AND THIS IS NOT ELF LAND: WHAT GOLD WILL NOT BUYChapter XLV · CURIOUS SHIFTS OF THE POORChapter XLVI · STIRRING TROUBLED WATERSChapter XLVII · THE WAY OF THE BEATEN: A HARP IN THE WINDBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Chapter I · THE MAGNET ATTRACTING: A WAIF AMID FORCESAll chapters and sections (48)Other sectionsSister CarrieChapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647by Theodore DreiserChapter I. THE MAGNET ATTRACTING: A WAIF AMID FORCES →