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Available
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Publication
Literary Guild (1935), Edition: First Edition Stated, Hardcover, 426 pages
Description
Thirteen stories feature romantic fantasy, adventure, romance, satire, and emotional sketches.
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LibraryThing member jwhenderson
Sinclair Lewis is perhaps best known for his many novels: including Main Street, Babbit, Arrowsmith and others. But he wrote many stories throughout his career of which he personally selected his favorites for the collection: Selected Short Stories of Sinclair Lewis. Some of these stories mirror
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the themes that inhabit his novels. They are all vivid with colorful and concrete detail that reminds this Midwestern boy of his roots. The stories range widely from a satiric piece about a boy movie star that reminds me of Twain's The Prince and the Pauper to romantic trysts and tales of isolation and loneliness. All the stories are fun to read and remind me of the best of Lewis. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1935
Physical description
426 p.; 9.13 inches
ISBN
1135515336 / 9781135515331