Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
An American Tragedy cover art

An American Tragedy

By: Theodore Dreiser
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Pre-order: Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Pre-order Now for £55.19

Pre-order Now for £55.19

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

The Red and the Black cover art
Rural Rides cover art
Manhattan Transfer cover art
Fortunes of War cover art
As I Lay Dying cover art
My Ántonia cover art

Summary

This story follows a true crime murder case from New York in 1906. Clyde Griffiths is the impoverished young man from a family of street preachers who dreams of bettering his station in life. However, his dream ends in murder and he is subsequently arrested and put on trial—putting the media in a frenzy.

Originally published in 1925.

Public Domain (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

What listeners say about An American Tragedy

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.