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McTeague: A Story of San Francisco
by Norris, Frank
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Creators: Frank Norris (1870-1902) "McTeague: A Story of San Francisco" by Frank Norris is a novel published in 1899. It follows a San Francisco dentist and his wife as their marriage disintegrates into violence and tragedy, driven by jealousy, greed, and obsession with money. When McTeague loses his dental practice through betrayal, the couple descends into poverty while his wife's miserly hoarding intensifies. Their story builds toward a devastating climax in the desolate wasteland of Death Valley, where past grievances and stolen gold lead to a final, haunting confrontation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1944