The Financier (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Theodore Dreiser
- First Published: 1912
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: c. 1850-1874
- Setting: Philadelphia
- Principal Characters: Frank A. Cowperwood, Lillian Semple Cowperwood, Edward Butler, Aileen Butler, Henry Cowperwood
- Genres: Long fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: Justice, United States or Americans, Politics, Nineteenth century, Social issues, Trials, Adultery, Moral conditions, Corruption, Wealth, Finance
- Locales: Philadelphia, PA
The Story:
From the time he was young, Frank Cowperwood was interested in only one thing—making money. When he was still in his teens, he made his first successful business transaction: Passing by an auction sale, he successfully bid for a lot of Java coffee, which he sold to a grocer at a profit of one hundred percent. His family marveled at Frank’s ability, and his wealthy uncle, Seneca Davis, encouraged him to go into business as soon as possible. Through several well-paying positions and shrewd speculation, Frank acquired enough money to open his own brokerage house....
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