The Titan (novel)
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| Author | Theodore Dreiser |
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| Language | English |
| Series | A Trilogy of Desire |
| Publisher | John Lane |
Publication date | 1914 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Preceded by | The Financier |
| Followed by | The Stoic |
The Titan is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, completed in 1914 as a sequel to his 1912 novel The Financier. Both books were originally a single manuscript, but the narrative's length required splitting it into two separate novels. Dreiser's manuscript of The Titan was rejected by Harper & Brothers, publisher of The Financier, due to its uncompromising realism; John Lane published the book in 1914. The Titan is the second part of Dreiser's Trilogy of Desire, a saga of ruthless businessman Frank Cowperwood (modeled after real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes). The third part of the trilogy, The Stoic, was Dreiser's final novel, published in 1947 after his death.