Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories


Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories is a collection of short stories by Theodore Dreiser, first published in 1927.

Contents

The fifteen short stories in the collection are:
  • "Sanctuary"
  • "The Hand"
  • "Chains"
  • "St. Columba and the River"
  • "Convention"
  • "Khat"
  • "Typhoon"
  • "The Old Neighborhood"
  • "Phantom Gold"
  • "Marriage—For One"
  • "Fulfilment"
  • "The Victor"
  • "The Shadow"
  • "The "Mercy" of God"
  • "A Prince Who Was a Thief"

Literary significance and criticism

Chains was Dreiser's second collection of short stories. It sold 12,000 copies in the first year, which has been deemed to have been a moderate success.
Carl Van Doren described the stories as 'powerful'.