Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories

Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories is a collection of short stories by Theodore Dreiser, first published in 1927.

Contents
The fifteen short stories in the collection are:
 * "Sanctuary"
 * "The Hand"
 * "Chains"
 * "St. Columba and the River"
 * "Convention"
 * "Khat"
 * "Typhoon"
 * "The Old Neighborhood"
 * "Phantom Gold"
 * "Marriage—For One"
 * "Fulfilment"
 * "The Victor" (aka Victory)
 * "The Shadow"
 * "The "Mercy" of God"
 * "A Prince Who Was a Thief"

Literary significance and criticism
Chains was Dreiser's second collection of short stories. It sold 12,000 copies in the first year, which has been deemed to have been a moderate success.

Carl Van Doren described the stories as 'powerful'.