One of his novels focuses on the title character leaving the country for Chicago, where she begins an affair with George Hurstwood, while his first success came in a book that tells of social climber Clyde Griffiths drowning the pregnant Roberta Alden to avoid marrying her.
Sherwood Anderson wrote a noted tribute to this author in Horses and Men. He wrote about tycoon Frank Cowperwood in The Financier, The Titan and The Stoic, his so-called Trilogy of Desire. One of his novels focuses on the title character leaving the country for Chicago, where she begins an affair with George Hurstwood, while his first success came in a book that tells of social climber Clyde Griffiths drowning the pregnant Roberta Alden to avoid marrying her. For 10 points, name this author of Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy.
Sherwood Anderson wrote a noted tribute to this author in Horses and Men.
Theodore {Dreiser}