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Title details for Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis - Available

Babbitt

by Sinclair Lewis
Grover Gardner
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In this sardonic portrait of the up-and-coming middle class during the prosperous 1920s, On the surface, everything is all right with Babbitt's world of the solid, successful businessman. But in reality, George F. Babbitt is a lonely, middle-aged man. He doesn't understand his family, has an unsuccessful attempt at an affair, and is almost financially ruined when he dares to voice sympathy for some striking workers. Babbitt finds that his only safety lies deep in the fold of those who play it safe. He is a man who has added a new word to our language: a "Babbitt," meaning someone who conforms unthinkingly, a sheep.

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Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Unabridged
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  • ISBN: 9781483090276
  • File size: 343523 KB
  • Release date: March 1, 2011
  • Duration: 11:55:40

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781483090276
  • File size: 343976 KB
  • Release date: March 1, 2011
  • Duration: 11:55:40
  • Number of parts: 10
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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1110
Text Difficulty:7-9

In this sardonic portrait of the up-and-coming middle class during the prosperous 1920s, On the surface, everything is all right with Babbitt's world of the solid, successful businessman. But in reality, George F. Babbitt is a lonely, middle-aged man. He doesn't understand his family, has an unsuccessful attempt at an affair, and is almost financially ruined when he dares to voice sympathy for some striking workers. Babbitt finds that his only safety lies deep in the fold of those who play it safe. He is a man who has added a new word to our language: a "Babbitt," meaning someone who conforms unthinkingly, a sheep.

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Classic Literature Fiction