Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951

Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951) was an American novelist. Only limited public information is available, and this collection holds just seven of his works, including Main Street and Babbitt, as well as The Trail of the Hawk, Our Mr. Wrenn, The Job, The Innocents, and Free Air. These works are mostly set in small and mid-sized American towns and in the world of business, depicting ordinary people's pursuits and confusions regarding selfhood, love, and career amid mundane life, with a tone that combines satire and warmth. Main Street and Babbitt are often regarded as his representative works, creating typical images of middle-class American life and small-town mentality and influencing later American novels on social themes.