Trilogy of Desire
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The Trilogy of Desire is a series of three novels by Theodore Dreiser:
- The Financier (1912)
- The Titan (1914)
- The Stoic (1947)
 First combined edition | |
| Author | Theodore Dreiser |
|---|---|
| Publisher | World Publishing |
Publication date | 1972 |
| Pages | 1,365 |
| ISBN | 978-0529046826 |
The protagonist of the trilogy, Frank Algernon Cowperwood, was modeled after financier Charles Yerkes. The novels narrate his rise and fall through an unscrupulous, self-centered quest for power and wealth.