Sister Carrie
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1. Front matter2. CHAPTER I THE MAGNET ATTRACTING: A WAIF AMID FORCES3. CHAPTER II WHAT POVERTY THREATENED: OF GRANITE AND BRASS4. CHAPTER III WE QUESTION OF FORTUNE: FOUR-FIFTY A WEEK5. CHAPTER IV THE SPENDINGS OF FANCY: FACTS ANSWER WITH SNEERS6. CHAPTER V A GLITTERING NIGHT FLOWER: THE USE OF A NAME7. CHAPTER VI THE MACHINE AND THE MAIDEN: A KNIGHT OF TO-DAY8. CHAPTER VII THE LURE OF THE MATERIAL: BEAUTY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF9. CHAPTER VIII INTIMATIONS BY WINTER: AN AMBASSADOR SUMMONED10. CHAPTER IX CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN11. CHAPTER X THE COUNSEL OF WINTER: FORTUNE'S AMBASSADOR CALLS12. CHAPTER XI THE PERSUASION OF FASHION: FEELING GUARDS O'ER ITS OWN13. CHAPTER XII OF THE LAMPS OF THE MANSIONS: THE AMBASSADOR'S PLEA14. CHAPTER XIII HIS CREDENTIALS ACCEPTED: A BABEL OF TONGUES15. CHAPTER XIV WITH EYES AND NOT SEEING: ONE INFLUENCE WANES16. CHAPTER XV THE IRK OF THE OLD TIES: THE MAGIC OF YOUTH17. CHAPTER XVI A WITLESS ALADDIN: THE GATE TO THE WORLD18. CHAPTER XVII A GLIMPSE THROUGH THE GATEWAY: HOPE LIGHTENS THE EYE19. CHAPTER XVIII JUST OVER THE BORDER: A HAIL AND FAREWELL20. CHAPTER XIX AN HOUR IN ELFLAND: A CLAMOUR HALF HEARD21. CHAPTER XX THE LURE OF THE SPIRIT: THE FLESH IN PURSUIT22. CHAPTER XXI THE LURE OF THE SPIRIT: THE FLESH IN PURSUIT23. CHAPTER XXII THE BLAZE OF THE TINDER: FLESH WARS WITH THE FLESH24. CHAPTER XXIII A SPIRIT IN TRAVAIL: ONE RUNG PUT BEHIND25. CHAPTER XXIV ASHES OF TINDER: A FACE AT THE WINDOW26. CHAPTER XXV ASHES OF TINDER: THE LOOSING OF STAYS27. CHAPTER XXVI THE AMBASSADOR FALLEN: A SEARCH FOR THE GATE28. CHAPTER XXVII WHEN WATERS ENGULF US WE REACH FOR A STAR29. CHAPTER XXVIII A PILGRIM, AN OUTLAW: THE SPIRIT DETAINED30. CHAPTER XXIX THE SOLACE OF TRAVEL: THE BOATS OF THE SEA31. CHAPTER XXX THE KINGDOM OF GREATNESS: THE PILGRIM ADREAM32. CHAPTER XXXI A PET OF GOOD FORTUNE: BROADWAY FLAUNTS ITS JOYS33. CHAPTER XXXII THE FEAST OF BELSHAZZAR: A SEER TO TRANSLATE34. CHAPTER XXXIII WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS35. CHAPTER XXXIV THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF36. CHAPTER XXXV THE PASSING OF EFFORT: THE VISAGE OF CARE37. CHAPTER XXXVI A GRIM RETROGRESSION: THE PHANTOM OF CHANCE38. CHAPTER XXXVII THE SPIRIT AWAKENS: NEW SEARCH FOR THE GATE39. CHAPTER XXXVIII IN ELF LAND DISPORTING: THE GRIM WORLD WITHOUT40. CHAPTER XXXIX OF LIGHTS AND OF SHADOWS: THE PARTING OF WORLDS41. CHAPTER XL A PUBLIC DISSENSION: A FINAL APPEAL42. CHAPTER XLI THE STRIKE43. CHAPTER XLII A TOUCH OF SPRING: THE EMPTY SHELL44. CHAPTER XLIII THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK45. CHAPTER XLIV AND THIS IS NOT ELF LAND: WHAT GOLD WILL NOT BUY46. CHAPTER XLV CURIOUS SHIFTS OF THE POOR47. CHAPTER XLVI STIRRING TROUBLED WATERS48. CHAPTER XLVII THE WAY OF THE BEATEN: A HARP IN THE WIND