McTeague
by Norris, Frank
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No DJ Included
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
McTeague by Frank Norris. Copyright 1899 by Doubleday, Page and Co. First Boni & Liveright Modern Library Edition Thus. IDate unstated. Used. Good Condition. Introduction by Henry S. Pancost. A nice copy bound in brown, flexible faux leather. Brown endpapers. Hinges split. Summary: "McTeague is a novel by Frank Norris, first published in 1899. It tells the story of a couple's courtship and marriage, and their subsequent descent into poverty and violence as the result of jealousy and greed. The book was the basis for the films McTeague (1916) and Erich von Stroheim's Greed (1924)."
Synopsis
McTeague is an 1899 novel by Frank Norris. The book describes the life of a turn-of-the-century dentist in San Francisco, named McTeague. The narrator never reveals McTeague's first name; he is referred to only as "Mac" by the other characters in the novel. The book was the basis for Erich von Stroheim's film, Greed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mary Riversong Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 485NorrisMcTeague
- Title
- McTeague
- Author
- Norris, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Modern Library Edition
- Publisher
- Boni And Liveright, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Pages
- 442
- Size
- 4 3/8 X 6 5/8
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Stock Market, Wall Street, McTeague, Octopus, Trader, Ticker, 19th Century, United States, Financial, Frank Norris, Cinema, Motion Picture, Film History, Greed, Erich Von Stroheim, Poverty, leaatherbound
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