Jennie Gerhardt
- First published
- 1911
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Jennie Gerhardt: A Novel" by Theodore Dreiser is a novel published in 1911. It follows Jennie, a destitute young woman who becomes involved with two men above her social station. First, a senator who dies before they can marry, leaving her pregnant. Then Lester Kane, a wealthy manufacturer's son who takes her as his mistress. Their relationship faces mounting pressure from his family and society's class barriers, forcing difficult choices about love, security, and sacrifice.
- Love stories
- Unmarried mothers
- Women household employees
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #28988. Jennie Gerhardt on Wikipedia.
