Publisher's Synopsis
Sinclair Lewis was one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Lewis became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature and his were noted for their critical views of American capitalism and materialism. With classics such as Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith, Lewis remains one of the most widely read authors in the world. The Innocents, published in 1917, is a novel that centers around a New York couple who decide to spend their life savings on opening a cafe in New England.
