-The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump's authoritarian appeal.---Salon It Can't Happen Here is the only one of Sinclair Lewis's later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith. A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America. Written during the Great Depression, when the country was largely oblivious to Hitler's aggression, it juxtaposes sharp political satire with the chillingly realistic rise of a president who becomes a dictator to...
-The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump's authoritarian appeal.---Salon It Can't Happen Here is the only one of Sinclair Lewis's l...
Sinclair Lewis's novel The Job has been widely read since its initial publication and long stayed in the public conscience; as his collected writings would go on to show, Lewis was a master of the art of writing and many of his books are now considered classics.
Sinclair Lewis's novel The Job has been widely read since its initial publication and long stayed in the public conscience; as his collected writings ...
Sinclair Lewis's 1919 novel Free Air has been elevated to the level of a classic; it captured the imagination of its audience when it was first published and now, nearly a century later, it has this same powerful grip on the mind.
Sinclair Lewis's 1919 novel Free Air has been elevated to the level of a classic; it captured the imagination of its audience when it was first publis...
Sinclair Lewis' 1915 novel retains much of the style and personality that will come to be seen in his later, more popular writings, such as Babbitt, Main Street, and Arrowsmith.
Sinclair Lewis' 1915 novel retains much of the style and personality that will come to be seen in his later, more popular writings, such as Babbitt, M...
Sinclair Lewis's first novel to not be published under a pseudonym, Our Mr. Wrenn is an interesting and intriguing story that shows the beginnings of one of the most influential authors of the last century.
Sinclair Lewis's first novel to not be published under a pseudonym, Our Mr. Wrenn is an interesting and intriguing story that shows the beginnings of ...
"Whatever the misery, he could not regain contentment with a world which, once doubted, became absurd." --- Sinclair Lewis, Babbit Babbitt, first published in 1922, is a novel by Sinclair Lewis. Largely a satire of American culture, society, and behavior, it critiques the vacuity of middle-class American life and its pressure toward conformity. An immediate and controversial bestseller, Babbitt is one of Lewis's best-known novels and was influential in the decision to award him the Nobel Prize in literature in 1930. The word "Babbitt" entered the English language as a "person...
"Whatever the misery, he could not regain contentment with a world which, once doubted, became absurd." --- Sinclair Lewis, Babbit Babbitt, ...
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, af...