Elmer Gantry / by Sinclair Lewis.

Author
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1927]
  • Rahway, New Jersey, U.S.A. : Printed in the U.S.A. by The Quinn and Boden Co., Inc.
  • ©1927
Description
4 preliminary leaves, 432 pages ; 20 cm.

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    Rare books genre
    Medium/​Support
    8vo. rdabf
    Summary note
    Elmer Gantry is a satirical novel that presents aspects of the religious activity of America in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s public toward it. The novel's protagonist, the Reverend Dr. Elmer Gantry, is initially attracted by booze and easy money (though he eventually renounces tobacco and alcohol) and chasing women. After various forays into evangelism, he becomes a successful Methodist minister despite his hypocrisy and serial sexual indiscretions.
    Notes
    • First edition. Consult Johnson, M. De V.
    • "This novel has not been serialized"--Dust jacket.
    Place name(s)
    • United States New York (State) New York,
    • United States New Jersey Rahway,
    ISBN
    • 0837604419
    • 9780837604411
    LCCN
    27004761
    OCLC
    5299796
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