11. New York

Hurstwood and Carrie set up house in New York. Hurstwood invests in a bar, and for a while all is rosy.

Time goes by, and Carrie becomes increasingly frustrated with her hemmed in life.

Her dissatisfaction intensifies when she meets Robert Ames, an intelligent and courteous man, who treats her with dignity.

Theodore Dreiser's neglected American classic, first published in 1900.

It's the gripping tale of a young woman's eventful rise to fame and fortune at the turn of the 20th century.

Dramatised by Steve Chambers.

Dreiser .... Russell Dixon
Hurstwood .... Liam Cunningham
Carrie .... Eve Best
Robert Ames ....John Guerrasio
Mrs Vance .... Kate Harper

All other parts played by members of the cast

Director: Polly Thomas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.