Sinclair Lewis

"Senator 'Buzz' Windrip, having used hot rhetoric, warm folksiness, and cold calculation to get into the White House, proceeds to bring in his own paramilitary storm troopers, seizes control of the government, and sets in motion his totalitarian program." *** "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...

A vulgar and licentious college football captain becomes a messenger of God as a suave evangelist preacher.

This early work by Sinclair Lewis was originally published in 1917 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Sinclair Lewis was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, USA in 1885. A lonely and socially awkward child, Lewis tried unsuccessfully to run away from home, before entering Yale University in 1903. It was here that, in the Yale Courant and the Yale Literary Magazine, Lewis had his first works – mostly romantic poetry...

The present book 'The Trail of the Hawk: A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life' is a fictional novel which follows the life of Carl Ericson as he grows up and matures. This novel was written by American novelist; short-story writer; and playwright Sinclair Lewis. It was first published in the year 1915. (Amazon)

Marriage of a judge and his unstable young wife in a small Minnesota town

"Eso no puede pasar aquí" es una sátira política en la que se describe la América rural y provinciana que surge tras el crac bursátil de 1929. Los personajes y los hechos que se relatan en la novela son como juegos de espejos de los reales en una América en la que Roosevelt pierde las elecciones presidenciales, y un partido totalitario toma el poder en un momento decisivo de la historia del siglo xx, con el auge de los totalitarismos en Europa...

This charming 1914 novel-the author's first-tells the tale of Mr. William Wrenn, a meek bachelor who works at a tedious job and dreams of traveling to exotic lands. His only escape entails frequent visits to the moving picture shows, but after a small inheritance comes his way, Wrenn is able to actualize his dream of going abroad. He travels-and returns to New York City a changed man. In fact, this new perspective leads to positive changes in all...

The Job is an early work by American novelist Sinclair Lewis. It is considered an early declaration of the rights of working women. The focus is on the main character, Una Golden, and her desire to establish herself in a legitimate occupation while balancing the eventual need for marriage. The story takes place in the early 1900-1920s and takes Una from a small Pennsylvania town to New York. Forced to work due to family illness, Una shows a talent...

The Appleby's are happy couple. Often referring to the other as "father" or "mother", the couple have remained as affectionate and passionate as newlyweds, and both are energetic despite their old age. Though they feel young and full of life, their adult daughter, with whom they share a difficult relationship with, and the rest of society, hardly agrees. It is suggested that the couple consider retiring and moving to an assisted living facility. Disenfranchised...

Universally recognized as a landmark in American literature, Elmer Gantry scandalized the generation in which it was written, causing Sinclair Lewis to be "invited" to a jail cell in New Hampshire and to his own lynching in Virginia. His portrait of an evangelist who rises to power within his church - a saver of souls who lives a life of hypocrisy, sensuality, and ruthless self-indulgence - has been called the greatest, most vital, and most penetrating...