Main Street & Babbitt - format ePub

"Unser Herr Wrenn" ist ein 1914 erschienener Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Sinclair Lewis. Der Originaltitel lautet "Our Mr. Wrenn".

"Das Kunstwerk" ist ein 1934 erschienener Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Sinclair Lewis. Der Originaltitel lautet "Work of Art".

"Main Street" ist ein satirisch-sozialkritischer Roman von Sinclair Lewis aus dem Jahr 1920. Sein Erscheinen war eines der sensationellsten Ereignisse der amerikanischen Verlagsgeschichte. 1922 erschien...

"Der Mann der den Präsidenten kannte" ist ein 1928 erschienener Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Sinclair Lewis. Der Originaltitel lautet "The Man Who Knew Coolidge". Harry Sinclair Lewis (geboren...

"Elmer Gantry" ist ein sozialkritischer Entwicklungsroman des Literaturnobelpreisträgers Sinclair Lewis aus dem Jahr 1927.

Harry Sinclair Lewis (geboren 7. Februar 1885 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota; gestorben 10. Januar 1951 in Rom) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller, der durch seine gesellschaftskritischen und satirischen...

Long before Jack Kerouac penned his famous American roadtrip epic, Sinclair Lewis wrote what may in fact be the seminal work of the genre. This cheerful little road novel, published in 1919, is about...

Elmer Gantry (1927) is a satirical indictment of fundamentalist and evangelistic religion that caused a great scandal when it was first published. It was written by Nobel Prize winning American author...

‘Main Street’ is the novel accredited with launching Sinclair's trailblazing career. Unlike his contemporaries Hemingway and Fitzgerald, Sinclair chooses to focus on middle America, the rural Midwest,...

‘Babbitt’ represents one of Sinclair’s most profound and thought-provoking works of satire and resulted in Sinclair winning the Nobel prize. The story follows George Babbitt, owner of a successful real-estate...

Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 — January 10, 1951) was an American writer and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive...

This 1926 Pulitzer Prize winning novel centers on the title character, a promising medical student who, as a doctor and following several intervening ventures, becomes a medical researcher in New York....

At thirty-four Mr. Wrenn was the sales-entry clerk of the Souvenir Company. He was always bending over bills and columns of figures at a desk behind the stock-room. He was a meek little bachelor--a person...

Babbitt (1922), by Sinclair Lewis, is a satirical novel about American culture and society that critiques the vacuity of middle class life and the social pressure toward conformity. The controversy provoked...

The Innocents: A Story for Lovers is a 1917 novel by Sinclair Lewis. This distinctive pulp novel follows a longtime married couple as they vacation away from their home in New York City and contemplate...

Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951)"Le contrôleur des billets du cinéma Nickelorion est un personnage important, qui se tient dans la Quatorzième Rue, à New York, vêtu d’un superbe dolman bleu-clair aux nombreux...

Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951)"Les tours de Zénith se dressaient au-dessus de la brume matinale, tours austères d’acier, de ciment et de pierre, hardies comme des rocs et délicates comme des baguettes d’argent....

Écrivain de la satire et du sarcasme, la malice est le point fort de Sinclair Lewis. Rien n’échappe à sa perspicacité, ni l’étroitesse de la vie provinciale, ni l’ignorance vaniteuse, le mauvais goût,...

Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) "Une rivière roulant lentement des flots limoneux, des saules qui gesticulent dans la tiède atmosphère d’août et quatre enfants qui font les importants, comme il arrive fatalement...

Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951)"Quand le pare-brise était fermé, il était tellement rayé de pluie que Claire avait l’impression de piloter une voiture noyée en de sombres régions sous-marines ; quand il était...

Le roman le plus célèbre du prix Nobel de littérature 1930 Gopher Prairie, Minnesota. Quelques milliers d'âmes, au cœur d'une vaste plaine agricole. Un microcosme engoncé dans ses coutumes et son esprit...

Fatigué de vendre du matériel agricole dont personne n'a que faire, Elmer Gantry a décidé de faire fortune dans la religion et de devenir évêque. Pourtant Elmer n'est pas du genre à croire au ciel. Il...

Ce livre contient les ouvrages suivants classés par ordre alphabétique (noms de famille auteurs ) Le Grand Meaulnes [Alain-Fournier] Alcools [Guillaume Apollinaire] Les Diaboliques [Jules Amédée Barbey...

The novel written by Sinclair Lewis is set in the small town of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, a fictionalized version of Sauk Centre, Minnesota. The novel takes place in the 1910s, with references to the...

Prosperous and socially prominent, George Babbitt appears to have everything a man could wish: good health, a fine family, and a profitable business in a booming Midwestern city. But the middle-aged real...

"Main Street is the climax of civilization," Sinclair Lewis declared with a typical blend of seriousness and irony. "That this Ford car might stand in front of the Bon Ton Store, Hannibal invaded Rome...

"Mantrap" ist ein 1926 erschienener Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Sinclair Lewis. Harry Sinclair Lewis (geboren 7. Februar 1885 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota; gestorben 10. Januar 1951 in Rom)...

"Falkenflug" ist ein 1915 erschienener Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Sinclair Lewis. Der Originaltitel lautet "The Trail of the Hawk".

"Sam Dodsworth" ist ein 1929 erschienener Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Sinclair Lewis. Der Originaltitel lautet "Dodsworth".

"Die Benzinstation" ist ein 1919 erschienener Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Sinclair Lewis. Der Originaltitel lautet "Free Air".

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP BESTSELLER#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE'An utterly mesmerising novel..I absolutely loved this book' Bernardine Evaristo,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...

Is it ever too late to leave the friend zone? Friends-to-lovers TikTok sensation, The Cheat Sheet, is the rom-com that has readers laughing and rooting for these lovable best friends from the first page!...

A burned-out pop star stranded in small-town Kentucky can't help falling for her unlikely knight in shining armour - the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop - in this charming slice of romance...

OVER 12 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDENOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma...

"There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building… wherever they had murdered…"...

The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble,...

"One of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world." —D. H. Lawrence "‘Moby-Dick’ is the book which I put down with the unqualified thought, 'I wish I had written that'…" —William Faulkner "What...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting Dune Messiah, the sequel to one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for...

Can the perfect village save the perfect wedding? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM A POSTCARD FROM ITALY Cher, the landlady of the Duck & Puddle...

An enchanting collection containing books four, five, and six of #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Regency-set Bridgerton novels—Romancing Mister Bridgerton; To Sir Phillip, with...

When the owner of the local flower shop in Rome, Kentucky, makes a questionable agreement with a tattooed bad boy, a delightful friends-to-lovers romance begins to bloom - from the author of When in Rome...

In the vast expanse of the treacherous ocean, a legendary tale unfolds, gripping the hearts of readers for generations to come. Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of "Moby Dick," a literary masterpiece...

Jonathan Harker, a young London solicitor travels to Transylvania to help a rich nobleman, Count Dracula, purchase an estate in England. Dracula is planning to immigrate to England, and wants Harker to...

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil...

Fame. Fashion. Friendship. Hollie can't catch a break. She's broke, she's back living with her family, and her career prospects are precisely zero. So when the chance arises for her and her best friend...

As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

An enchanting collection containing the first three novels in New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Bridgerton series set in Regency England—The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me,...

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"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'" Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy...

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother – 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom...

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