“We are to have no pictures which the puritan and the narrow, animated by an obsolete dogma, cannot approve of. We are to have no theaters no motion pictures, no books, no public exhibitions of any kind, no speech even which will anyway contravene his limited view of life.”
Quote by Theodore Dreiser
Work
Hey Rub-a-dub-dub: A Book of the Mystery and Wonder and Terror of Life
This book compiles a variety of stories that delve into the profound, the mysterious, and the unsettling elements that characterize human existence. more
Author
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser was a prominent American novelist known for his profound social realism. His works often focused on the lives and moral dilemmas of the American middle class, with notable novels including 'The Financier' and 'An American Tragedy'. Dreiser's writing style had a significant impact on 20th-century American literature. more
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