{"product_id":"main-street-sinclair-lewis-9781592117949","title":"Main Street","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis deluxe collector's edition of Sinclair Lewis's \u003ci\u003eMain Street\u003c\/i\u003e presents the definitive, restored text of the 1920 classic that exposed the pressures of conformity and mediocrity in small-town America. A must-have for collectors and literary enthusiasts, it combines scholarly precision with elegant presentation for a new generation of readers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRediscover the cornerstone American satire that shattered the myth of small-town innocence, exposing a world where idealistic dreams wither against the relentless mediocrity of Main Street.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSinclair Lewis's explosive 1920 masterpiece returns in this deluxe Forgotten Classics edition, presenting the definitive portrait of an era that changed how America viewed itself. Carol Kennicott, a bright-eyed urban idealist, arrives in Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, expecting a cozy village ripe for culture and reform. Instead, she finds a rigid fortress of smugness, suspicion, and suffocating conformity, where the greatest sin is daring to be different. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarol declares a quiet war on the town's comfortable stagnation. She attempts to introduce art, literature, and civic improvement, but Gopher Prairie fights back with the devastating weapons of polite indifference and relentless gossip. As her marriage to the pragmatic Dr. Kennicott strains under the weight of her unfulfilled ambitions, Carol faces a terrifying choice between crushing her own spirit or being cast out by the only world she knows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the novel that turned literature's sharpest lens inward on the American heartland. Before F. Scott Fitzgerald critiqued the coasts, Lewis dissected the middle. This essential volume invites a new generation to confront the uncomfortable truths lurking behind the respectable facades of Main Street.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sinclair Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1592117945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781592117949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Histria Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e5991 \/ Main Street\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sinclair Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48460319162623,"sku":"9781592117949","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c85d0fc0-047b-48eb-a297-4076cccf09a7.jpg?v=1777413972","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/main-street-sinclair-lewis-9781592117949","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}