Babbitt - format ePub

In Sinclair Lewis's novel 'Mantrap,' the reader is confronted with a dark and cynical portrayal of American society in the early 20th century. The story follows the life of a young man who, despite his...

Sinclair Lewis' scandalous tale of Una Golden, who dared to work, marry, divorce and find success in the male-dominated society of New York in the early 1900s.Sinclair Lewis, the first American to win...

Carol Milford is a liberal, free-spirited young woman, reared in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the state capital. She marries Will Kennicott, a doctor, who is a small-town boy at heart. When they marry, Will...

From a critical perspective, Free Air is consistent with Sinclair Lewis's lean towards egalitarian politics, which he displays in his other works (most notably in It Can't Happen Here). Examples of his...

Babbitt Sinclair Lewis - Babbitt 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...

Mantrap Sinclair Lewis - A burned-out New York lawyer's vacation in the Canadian wilderness takes a troubled detour in this novel by the Nobel Prize–winning author of Main Street. Lawyer Frank Prescott...

Main Street Sinclair Lewis - First published in 1920, Main Street is a biting and satirical look at small town America. Set in the 1910s it follows the struggles of its heroine, Carol Milford, to adapt...

Free Air Sinclair Lewis - Fame was just around the corner when Sinclair Lewis published Free Air in 1919, a year before Main Street. The latter novel zeroed in on the town of Gopher Prairie; the former...

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...

Arrowsmith has been inspirational for several generations of med students. Martin Arrowsmith agonizes over his career and life decisions never sure if he’s making the correct descisions. While the book...

Lewis scathing satire of middle-class America, Babbitt explores the social pressures of conformity and materialism. It tells the story of George Babbitt, a middle-aged family man who becomes disillusioned...

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...

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...

This road trip novel is set in the early twentieth century and follows the experiences of an aristocratic New Englander and her father as they travel by automobile from Minneapolis to Seattle. She is...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. Martin Arrowsmith, the titular protagonist, grows up in a small Midwestern town where he wants to become a doctor. At medical school he meets...

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. Carol Milford grows up in a midsized town in Minnesota before moving to Chicago for college. After her education, during which she’s exposed...

Sinclair Lewis's "Main Street" and "Babbitt" stand as seminal critiques of early 20th-century American life, exploring the tension between individual desires and societal expectations. In "Main Street,"...

In the monumental compilation 'Sinclair Lewis - Ultimate Collection,' readers are presented with a comprehensive anthology that showcases the profound depth and breadth of Lewis's literary oeuvre. This...

Sinclair Lewis's *Main Street* is a seminal exploration of small-town America in the early 20th century, marked by its incisive critique of cultural parochialism. Through the eyes of its protagonist,...

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