The Greatest Works of Sinclair Lewis (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Babbitt, Main Street, The Trail of the Hawk, Moths in the Arc Light, Nature, Inc., The Cat of the Stars and moreBy Sinclair Lewis
Length90h 59m
About this audiobook
The Greatest Works of Sinclair Lewis gathers the essential achievements of America's first Nobel laureate in literature, presenting his sharp portraits of provincial life, commercial ambition, religious hypocrisy, and middle-class conformity. In novels such as Main Street, Babbitt, Arrowsmith, Elmer Gantry, and It Can't Happen Here, Lewis fuses social realism with satire, vernacular vitality, and documentary precision. His fiction belongs to the great early twentieth-century reckoning with American modernity, exposing the gap between national ideals and lived social habits. Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951), born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, drew deeply on Midwestern experience, journalism, travel, and his uneasy familiarity with American boosterism. His career was shaped by a restless observation of institutions—business, medicine, religion, politics—and by a moral impatience with complacency. Awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930, he became a defining critic of the United States precisely because he understood its energies, ambitions, and self-deceptions so intimately. This collection is recommended for readers seeking both literary pleasure and historical insight. Lewis remains bracingly relevant: his humor is caustic, his characters unforgettable, and his diagnoses of civic vanity, conformity, and authoritarian temptation still disturbingly recognizable.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Humor
Length90 hrs 59 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 29, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Greatest Works of Sinclair Lewis (Annotated)
26CHAPTER XX
2Introduction
27CHAPTER XXI
3Author Biography
28CHAPTER XXII
4Historical Context
29CHAPTER XXIII
5Synopsis (Selection)
30CHAPTER XXIV
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6Babbitt
31CHAPTER XXV
7CHAPTER I
32CHAPTER XXVI
8CHAPTER II
33CHAPTER XXVII
9CHAPTER III
34CHAPTER XXVIII
10CHAPTER IV
35CHAPTER XXIX
11CHAPTER V
36CHAPTER XXX
12CHAPTER VI
37CHAPTER XXXI
13CHAPTER VII
38CHAPTER XXXII
14CHAPTER VIII
39CHAPTER XXXIII
15CHAPTER IX
40CHAPTER XXXIV
16CHAPTER X
41Free Air
17CHAPTER XI
42CHAPTER I MISS BOLTWOOD OF BROOKLYN IS LOST IN THE MUD
18CHAPTER XII
43CHAPTER II CLAIRE ESCAPES FROM RESPECTABILITY
19CHAPTER XIII
44CHAPTER III A YOUNG MAN IN A RAINCOAT
20CHAPTER XIV
45CHAPTER IV A ROOM WITHOUT
21CHAPTER XV
46CHAPTER V RELEASE BRAKES — SHIFT TO THIRD
22CHAPTER XVI
47CHAPTER VI THE LAND OF BILLOWING CLOUDS
23CHAPTER XVII
48CHAPTER VII THE GREAT AMERICAN FRYING PAN
24CHAPTER XVIII
49CHAPTER VIII THE DISCOVERY OF CANNED SHRIMPS AND HESPERIDES
25CHAPTER XIX
50CHAPTER IX THE MAN WITH AGATE EYES
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