Sinclair Lewis
1) Babbitt
Author
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of George F. Babbitt, the owner of a real estate company in the 1920's. Through the life and times of the main character, the author provides a satirical view of the sociology of American business and middle-class culture.
2) Main Street
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the lonely predicament of Carol Kennicott, who is caught between her desires for social reform and individual happiness. Her dilemma is intensified by the fact that she lives in a small, self-satisfied, Midwestern town.
3) Arrowsmith
Author
Language
English
Description
After years of work as a small town doctor and a research scientist, Arrowsmith heads for the West Indies with a serum to halt an epidemic. A tragic turn of events forces him to come to terms with his career and his personal life.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A cautionary tale about the rise of fascism in the United States first published in 1935. During the presidential election of 1936, Doremus Jessup, a newspaper editor, observes with dismay that many of the people he knows support the candidacy of a fascist, Berzelius Windrip. When Windrip wins the election, he forcibly gains control of Congress and the Supreme Court, and, with the aid of his personal paramilitary storm troopers, turns the United States...
5) Elmer Gantry
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A vulgar and licentious college football captain becomes a messenger of God as a suave evangelist preacher.
6) Free Air
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bored of the parties and luxuries that come with her socialite lifestyle, Claire Boltwood longs for something more authentic in her life. Desperate for adventure, Claire and her father decide to travel from New York City to the Pacific Northwest in their automobile, a new privilege enjoyed by the rich. Though he is a clever businessman, Claire's father knows nothing about cars, so he encourages Claire to drive, challenging the gender stereotypes of...
Author
Series
Modern library of the world's best books volume 221
Language
English
Description
Intense story of the marriage of Judge Timberlane and his very young wife, among others.
Author
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
[c1947]
Physical Desc
vii, 377 p. 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Meet Sam Dodsworth, an amiable fifty-year-old millionaire and "American Captain of Industry, believing in the Republican Party, high tariffs and, so long as they did not annoy him personally, in Prohibition and the Episcopal Church." Dodsworth runs an auto manufacturing firm, but his beautiful wife, Fran, obsessed with the notion that she is growing old, persuades him to sell his interest in the company and take her to Europe. He agrees for the sake...
9) The Job
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
After a family member tragically falls ill, Una Golden was forced to move from Pennsylvania to New York in order to get a job to help support her family. Set in the early 1900s, going to the big city as a single woman was daunting and unconventional, but Una is dedicated to helping her family. After diligently job searching and excelling in additional training and education, Una discovers that she has the skills to be a talented commercial real estate...
Author
Series
Library of America volume 59
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c1992
Physical Desc
898 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Library of America volume 133
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1346 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
12) Ann Vickers
Author
Publisher
Doubleday, Doran & Company, inc
Pub. Date
1933
Physical Desc
5 p. ℓ., 562 p. 21 cm.
Language
English
15) Kingsblood royal
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1947]
Physical Desc
3 preliminary leaves, 3-348 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Man discovers one of his forebears was a Negro and experiences what it is to be a Negro in a northern town where presumably prejudice is non-existent.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace & World
Pub. Date
©1961
Edition
[1st ed.].
Physical Desc
914 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Main street: A novel of life in a quiet Midwestern town exposes the complacency and hypocrisy there--Novelist.
Babbitt: The life of an aggressive, prosperous realtor is described reflecting an image of middle-class America--Novelist.
Arrowsmith: A man of science must overcome public ignorance and the petty greed of associates as he seeks knowledge--Novelist.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 134
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
938 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
18) Dodsworth
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sam Dodsworth is a rags-to-riches millionaire who finds that his money cannot bring him happiness. His unsatisfied wife, Fran, seeking glamour and sophistication, persuades him to take her on a grand tour of Europe, where she promptly deserts him for a romantic but penniless baron. Brokenhearted, Sam meets Edith, a widow who arouses passions he never thought he had and sets him on a collision course with his wife, unleashing a torrent of desire, betrayal,...
19) Dodsworth
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A middle-aged American retires and he and his wife go to Europe where they find a new set of values and relationships.
20) Fun & fancy free
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999?], p1947
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (73 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jiminy Cricket introduces two stories: Bongo (based on a story by Sinclair Lewis) about a circus bear who wants to get back to the forest, and Mickey and the beanstalk, told by Edgar Bergen.