Jennie Gerhardt (1911) is a novel by Theodore Dreiser .
Controversial upon publication,.
Originally titled The Transgressor , the novel was shelved by Dreiser following a nervous breakdown in 1903.
Controversial for its honest depiction of work, desire, and urban life, Jennie Gerhardt has endured as a classic of naturalist fiction and remains a powerful example of social critique over a century after its publication.
Jennie Gerhardt (1911) is a novel by Theodore Dreiser