Babbitt

Language: English

Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, London, 1965

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First published in the UK in 1923, this is an umpteenth edition of 1965. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of largely red jacket and spine, spine very slightly browned, some browning and spotting to back jacket and folds, but overall red jacket bright and unfaded. Not price clipped (21s), but price has single biro squiggle over it, no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 379pp. 'Babbitt' is a satirical novel about American culture and society that critiques the vacuity of middle class life and the social pressure toward conformity. The controversy provoked by 'Babbitt' was influential in the decision to award the Nobel Prize in Literature to Lewis in 1930. The novel has been filmed twice, once as a silent in 1924, starring Willard Lewis and remade as a talkie in 1934, starring Guy Kibbee. The word 'Babbitt' has entered the English language as a "person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle class standards". By American novelist Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951).…

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Bibliographic details

Title
Babbitt
Author
Lewis, (Harry) Sinclair
Publisher
Jonathan Cape Ltd, London
Publication year
1965
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
Reprint
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

The Print Room

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