●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......
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《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。《嘉莉妹妹》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。