Babbitt Resources

In an ironic twist of fate, some people decided to start a club based around Sinclair Lewis. Let's hope they're not like the Boosters' Club or Athletic Club that we find in Babbitt.

As the warning says, make sure you know your country's copyright laws before deciding which books to download.

Check out this site for a great bibliography and some solid online resources related to Sinclair Lewis.

Good luck finding a copy of this old silent film nowadays. But here's a link to a review from 1924 that totally pans it.

This version got released only ten years after the first, probably figuring that it could do better. The jury's still out on whether it succeeded.

Follow this link to an interview with Richard Lingeman, who wrote a biography about Lewis called Sinclair Lewis: Rebel From Main Street.

Here's an excellent article talking about the satire of Lewis' novel and whether or not modern readers (or even 1920s readers) are in on the joke.

In a move that Lewis himself would have hated, The Guardian newspaper decided to put Lewis in head-to-head competition with American novelist Wallace Stegner.

If you're tired from working so hard on Sinclair Lewis, why not sit back and watch this quick movie about him?

This brief movie delves into the role that Sinclair Lewis' rural hometown played in shaping his writing, along with the writing of many Americans for years to come.

Meet three folks from Sauk Centre who are ready to give their impressions on Lewis and what his work has meant to them, to their town, and to America.

When your eyes are tired, let your ears pick up the slack.

Here's another great story by Lewis that's also known as "A Story for Lovers." Once you're done with Babbitt, make sure to run a warm bath, light some candles, and throw it on.

Here, you'll find a handy little project on Lewis made by a student.

Yup, there he is. Thinking away and being ominous.

Here's a picture of Lewis in his younger years. We can't understand why the kids in his school ridiculed him so much for his looks when he was younger.

It looks like after all those years of great writing, Lewis just wants a minute to chillax.