The Pit A Story of Chicago Author:Frank Norris THE PIT, a novel situated in Chicago at the close of the century, describes the lure of board of trade gambling and an epic attempt to 'corner' the supply of wheat. This classic novel by Frank Norris, is the second novel in Norris' trilogy. The first was The Octopus, and Norris died before he could begin the third, The Wolf. Norris died at the a... more »ge of 32.« less