Dreiserians may be interested in the following articles by Marilyn Moore posted on the Atlas Society site:
Her Better Judgment: Ayn Rand, Theodore Dreiser, and the Shape of the American Novel, Part 1
At the end of Part 1, there is a link to Part 2 which does not work.
Her Better Judgment: Ayn Rand, Theodore Dreiser, and the Shape of the American Novel, Part 3
Her Better Judgment: Ayn Rand, Theodore Dreiser, and the Shape of the American Novel, Part 4
Her Better Judgment: Ayn Rand, Theodore Dreiser, and the Shape of the American Novel, Part 5