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  • Main Street

    Sinclair Lewis

    eBook (AP Publishing House, July 22, 2012)
    Carol Milford is a liberal, free-spirited young woman, reared in the metropolis of Saint Paul, Minnesota. She marries Will Kennicott, a doctor, who is a small-town boy at heart.When they marry, Will convinces her to live in his home-town of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota (a town modeled on Sauk Centre, Minnesota, the author's birthplace). Carol is appalled at the backwardness of Gopher Prairie. But her disdain for the town's physical ugliness and smug conservatism compels her to reform it.She speaks with its members about progressive changes, joins women's clubs, distributes literature, and holds parties to liven up Gopher Prairie's inhabitants. Despite her friendly, but ineffective efforts, she is constantly derided by the leading cliques.She finds comfort and companionship outside her social class. These companions are taken from her one by one.In her unhappiness, Carol leaves her husband and moves for a time to Washington, D.C., but she eventually returns. Nevertheless, Carol does not feel defeated:"I do not admit that Main Street is as beautiful as it should be! I do not admit that dish-washing is enough to satisfy all women!"Includes a biography of the Author
  • Main Street

    Sinclair Lewis

    Paperback (Independently published, April 23, 2019)
    This is America—a town of a few thousand, in a region of wheat and corn and dairies and little groves. The town is, in our tale, called “Gopher Prairie, Minnesota.” But its Main Street is the continuation of Main Streets everywhere. The story would be the same in Ohio or Montana, in Kansas or Kentucky or Illinois, and not very differently would it be told Up York State or in the Carolina hills. Main Street is the climax of civilization. That this Ford car might stand in front of the Bon Ton Store, Hannibal invaded Rome and Erasmus wrote in Oxford cloisters. What Ole Jenson the grocer says to Ezra Stowbody the banker is the new law for London, Prague, and the unprofitable isles of the sea; whatsoever Ezra does not know and sanction, that thing is heresy, worthless for knowing and wicked to consider. Our railway station is the final aspiration of architecture. Sam Clark's annual hardware turnover is the envy of the four counties which constitute God's Country. In the sensitive art of the Rosebud Movie Palace there is a Message, and humor strictly moral. Such is our comfortable tradition and sure faith. Would he not betray himself an alien cynic who should otherwise portray Main Street, or distress the citizens by speculating whether there may not be other faiths? - Taken from "Main Street" written by Sinclair Lewis
  • Main Street

    Sinclair Lewis, Brooke Allen

    Paperback (Sterling Publishing, June 1, 2008)
    &&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&RMain Street&&L/I&&R, by &&LB&&RSinclair Lewis&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&R&&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R &&L/I&&Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R: &&LDIV&&RNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/I&&Rpulls together a constellation of influences―biographical, historical, and literary―to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R“This is America―a town of a few thousand, in a region of wheat and corn and dairies and little groves.” So &&LB&&RSinclair Lewis&&L/B&&R―recipient of the Nobel Prize and rejecter of the Pulitzer―prefaces his novel &&LI&&RMain Street&&L/I&&R. Lewis is brutal in his depictions of the self-satisfied inhabitants of small-town America, a place which proves to be merely an assemblage of pretty surfaces, strung together and ultimately empty.&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LP&&R&&LB&&RBrooke Allen&&L/B&&R holds a Ph.D. in English literature from Columbia University. She is a book critic whose work has appeared in numerous publications including &&LI&&RThe Atlantic Monthly, The New Criterion, The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, The Hudson Review&&L/I&&R, and &&LI&&RThe New Leader&&L/I&&R. A collection of her essays, &&LI&&RTwentieth Century Attitudes&&L/I&&R, will be published in 2003.&&L/P&&R&&L/DIV&&R
  • Main Street

    Sinclair Lewis, Grant Wood

    Leather Bound (Easton Press, March 15, 1965)
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  • Main Street

    Sinclair Lewis

    Mass Market Paperback (Signet Classics, Oct. 1, 1961)
    "The lonely predicament of Carol Kennicott, caught between her desires for social reform and individual happiness, reflects the position in which America's turn of the century, emancipated woman, found herself. Carol's dilemma is intensified by the fact that she lives in the small, self-satisfied, Midwestern town of Gopher Prairie. An allegory of exile and return, Main Street attacks the drab complacency and ingrown mores of those who resist change, who are under the illusion that they have chosen their tradition. Carol's ostracism, however, results more from her own guilt at crusading that from her rejection by those whom she would have changed. Maxwell Geismar lauded this work as a remarkable diary of the middle class mind in America. It's author was hailed by John Gaisworth for having written a most searching and excellent piece of work; a feather in the cap of literature." This is from the back cover of this book.
  • Main Street

    Sinclair Lewis

    Audio CD (Blackstone Audio, Aug. 1, 2012)
    [Read by Brian Emerson]The lonely predicament of Carol Kennicott, caught between her desires for social reform and individual happiness, reflects the position in which America's turn-of-the-century ''emancipated woman'' found herself.
  • Main Street

    Sinclair Lewis

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, July 29, 2010)
    Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, Sinclair Lewis became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." Sinclair Lewis’s complete works, including Main Street, are known for their insightful and critical views of American society and capitalist values, as well as their strong characterizations of modern working women. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis is generally considered to be Lewis's most significant and enduring work, along with its 1922 successor Babbitt. Some small-town residents resented their portrayal and Main Street was banned by the public library of Alexandria, Minnesota. Because of the popularity acquired by Sinclair Lewis and Main Street, high-school teams from his hometown of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, began to be called the Main Streeters as early as the 1925–26 school year. This name was essentially given to the town by the nearby towns at school events. The Sauk Centre High School still goes by the name in a tribute to Sinclair Lewis. Sinclair Lewis chose Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, a fictionalized version of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, Lewis's hometown as the setting for Main Street. Main Street takes place in the 1910s, with references to the start of World War I, the United States' entry into the war, and the years following the end of the war, including the start of Prohibition. Because Main Street was published in 1920, Sinclair Lewis could not have written about the Roaring Twenties or the Great Depression to follow, but his characters give voice to many of the social and cultural attitudes which would become significant in the years to come. Main Street is important for a number of reasons - among them is the portrayal of a strong female protagonist, and what one might now call feminist themes by a male writer, Harry Sinclair Lewis.
  • Main Street

    Sinclair Lewis

    Hardcover (Wildside Press, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930 he became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. This novel is about a young girl, recently graduated from college, who sets out to find action in the big city. It is a classic story upon which many novels, movies, and television shows are based.
  • Main Street

    Sinclair Lewis

    Paperback (Loki's Publishing, May 6, 2017)
    Main Street is a classic satirical novel written by Sinclair Lewis and published in 1920. The book centers around Carol Milford, a free-spirited young woman from Saint Paul Minnesota who marries a doctor from a small town. When Carol moves to the small town she sets out to reform it but finds it to be a near impossible task. Sinclair Lewis was a prominent American author in the 20th century. Lewis's books are noted for their insightful depictions of American capitalism and materialism. Lewis became the first American writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. With novels such as Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith, Lewis remains a popular author today.
  • Main Street: From the Snow-Image and Other Twice-Told Tales

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Oct. 9, 2017)
    Main Street is the story concerning a look into the Salem Witch Trials by the famous author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning. His ancestors include John Hathorne, the only judge involved in the Salem witch trials who never repented of his actions. Nathaniel later added a "w" to make his name "Hawthorne" in order to hide this relation. He entered Bowdoin College in 1821, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1824, and graduated in 1825. He published his first work in 1828, the novel Fanshawe; he later tried to suppress it, feeling that it was not equal to the standard of his later work. He published several short stories in periodicals, which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. The next year, he became engaged to Sophia Peabody. He worked at the Boston Custom House and joined Brook Farm, a transcendentalist community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. The couple moved to The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, later moving to Salem, the Berkshires, then to The Wayside in Concord. The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. A political appointment as consul took Hawthorne and family to Europe before their return to Concord in 1860. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864, and was survived by his wife and their three children.
  • Main Street

    Sinclair Lewis

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, April 4, 2017)
    Main Street is generally considered to be Lewis's most significant and enduring work, along with its 1922 successor Babbitt.Main Street was initially awarded the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for literature, but was rejected by the Board of Trustees, who overturned the jury's decision. The prize went, instead, to Edith Wharton for The Age of Innocence. In 1926 Lewis refused the Pulitzer when he was awarded it for Arrowsmith. In 1930, Lewis was the first American ever awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. While a Nobel Prize is awarded to the author not the work, and itself does not cite a particular work for which he was chosen, Main Street was Lewis' best-known work and enormously popular at the time. In the Nobel committee's presentation speech, both Main Street and Arrowsmith were cited.[5] The prize was awarded "...for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters."
  • Main Street: By Sinclair Lewis - Illustrated

    Sinclair Lewis

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Jan. 6, 2017)
    Why buy our paperbacks? Printed in USA on High Quality Paper Standard Font size of 10 for all books Fulfilled by Amazon Expedited shipping 30 Days Money Back Guarantee Unabridged (100% Original content) BEWARE OF LOW-QUALITY SELLERS Don't buy cheap paperbacks just to save a few dollars. Most of them use low-quality papers & binding. Their pages fall off easily. Some of them even use very small font size of 6 or less to increase their profit margin. It makes their books completely unreadable. About Main Street By Sinclair Lewis Main Street is a satirical novel written by Sinclair Lewis, and published in 1920. 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 convinces her to live in his home-town of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, a town modeled on Sauk Centre, Minnesota, the author's birthplace. Carol is appalled at the backwardness of Gopher Prairie. But her disdain for the town's physical ugliness and smug conservatism compels her to reform it. She speaks with its members about progressive changes, joins women's clubs, distributes literature, and holds parties to liven up Gopher Prairie's inhabitants. Despite her friendly but ineffective efforts, she is constantly derided by the leading cliques. She finds comfort and companionship outside her social class, but these companions are taken from her one by one.