《嘉莉妹妹》這部小說描寫了農村姑娘嘉莉來到大城市芝加哥尋找幸福，為擺脫貧困，出賣自己的貞操，後又憑美貌與歌喉成為舞臺演員的故事。作家T·德萊塞嫻熟地運用自然主義的創作手法，使作品具有極強的社會表現力。小說真實地揭露了20世紀初人們狂熱追求美國之夢的悲劇事實，揭示了驅使人們享樂卻*終幻滅的本能的主題，說明了在以金錢為中心的社會裡不可能有真正的幸福。
本書是《嘉莉妹妹》注釋版，由北京外國語大學名師團隊注釋，**翻譯教授陳德彰寄語**。**注釋版讓你“讀懂”原著，是英語學習者和文學愛好者的藏書之愛。

Chapter 1 THE MAGNET ATTRACTING——A WAIF AMID FORCES
Chapter 2 WHAT POVERTY THREATENED——OF GRANITE AND BRASS
Chapter 3 WEE QUESTION OF FORTUNE——FOUR——FIFTY A WEEK
Chapter 4 THE SPENDINGS OF FANCY——FACTS ANSWER WITH SNEERS
Chapter 5 A GLITTERING NIGHT FLOWER——THE USE OF A NAME
Chapter 6 THE MACHINE AND THE MAIDEN——A KNIGHT OF TODAY
Chapter 7 THE LURE OF THE MATERIAL——BEAUTY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
Chapter 8 INTIMATIONS BY WINTER——AN AMBASSADOR SUMMONED
Chapter 9 CONVENTION'S OWN TINDERBOX——THE EYE THAT IS GREEN
Chapter 10 THE COUNSEL OF WINTER——FORTUNE'S AMBASSADOR CALLS
Chapter 11 THE PERSUASION OF FASHION——FEELING GUARDS O'ER ITS OWN
Chapter 12　OF THE LAMPS OF THE MANSIONS——THE AMBASSADOR'S PLEA
Chapter 13　HIS CREDENTIALS ACCEPTED——A BABEL OF TONGUES
Chapter 14　WITH EYES AND NOT SEEING——ONE INFLUENCE WANES
Chapter 15　THE IRK OF THE OLD TIES——THE MAGIC OF YOUTH
Chapter 16　A WITLESS ALADDIN——THE GATE TO THE WORLD
Chapter 17　A GLIMPSE THROUGH THE GATEWAY——HOPE LIGHTENS THE EYE
Chapter 18　JUST OVER THE BORDER——A HAIL AND FAREWELL
Chapter 19　AN HOUR IN ELFLAND——A CLAMOR HALF HEARD
Chapter 20　THE LURE OF THE SPIRIT——THE FLESH IN PURSUIT
Chapter 21　THE LURE OF THE SPIRIT——THE FLESH IN PURSUIT
Chapter 22　THE BLAZE OF THE TINDER——FLESH WARS WITH THE FLESH
Chapter 23　A SPIRIT IN TRAVAIL——ONE RUNG PUT BEHIND
Chapter 24　ASHES OF TINDER——A FACE AT THE WINDOW
Chapter 25　ASHES OF TINDER——THE LOOSING OF STAYS
Chapter 26　THE AMBASSADOR FALLEN——A SEARCH FOR THE GATE
Chapter 27 WHEN WATERS ENGULF US WE REACH FOR A STAR
Chapter 28 A PILGRIM，AN OUTLAW——THE SPIRIT DETAINED
Chapter 29 THE SOLACE OF TRAVEL——THE BOATS OF THE SEA
Chapter 30 THE KINGDOM OF GREATNESS——THE PILGRIM A DREAM
Chapter 31 A PET OF GOOD FORTUNE——BROADWAY FLAUNTS ITS JOYS
Chapter 32 THE FEAST OF BELSHAZZAR——A SEER TO TRANSLATE
Chapter 33 WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY——THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS
Chapter 34 THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES——A SAMPLE OF CHAFF
Chapter 35 THE PASSING OF EFFORT——THlE VISAGE OF CARE
Chapter 36 A GRIM RETROGRESSION——THE PHANTOM OF CHANCE
Chapter 37 THE SPIRIT AWAKeNS——NEW SEARCH FOR THE GATE
Chapter 38 IN ELF LAND DISPORTING——THE GRIM WORLD WITHOUT
Chapter 39 OF LIGHTS AND OF SHADOWS——THE PARTING OF WORLDS
Chapter 40 A PUBLIC DISSENSION——A FINAL APPEAL
Chapter 41 THE STRIKE
Chapter 42 A TOUCH OF SPRING——THE EMPTY SHELL
Chapter 43 THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER——AN EⅦIN THE DARK
Chapter 44 AND THIS IS NOT ELF LAND——WHAT GOLD WILL NOT BUY
Chapter 45 CURIOUS SHIFTS OF THE POOR
Chapter 46 STIRRING TROUBLED WATERS
Chapter 47 THlE WAY OF THE BEATEN——A HARP IN THE WIND