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The Sinclair Lewis Library

The Sinclair Lewis Library

Written by: Sinclair Lewis
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 Welcome to The Sinclair Lewis Library - a dignified little institution devoted to the careful airing of American ambition, middle-class certainty, and the curious art of taking oneself very seriously. Here, the streets are tidy, the rhetoric is polished, and the human comedy is forever peeking through the curtains. Each episode presents a full reading from Lewis’s novels, where boosters boast, reformers reform, and respectable citizens discover (sometimes to their alarm) that respectability can be the strangest costume of all.

Settle in as boardrooms, parlors, laboratories, and Main Streets come briskly to life. Whether you arrive as a loyal Babbitt or a secret rebel, this podcast offers a front-row seat to satire that still feels uncomfortably familiar. Consider it your weekly civic meeting, only far more honest and considerably better read.Public domain
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  • The Innocents Chapter 7

    The Innocents Chapter 7
    Apr 29 2026
    In which a modest tea-room welcomes the distinguished Mrs. Vance Carter and her daughter, whose sharp tongues and haughty remarks cut through the humble establishment’s weary air like a frost in early autumn. Amid delicate lettuce sandwiches and lukewarm tea, the hosts endure an unspoken judgement that weighs heavily on their hearts, revealing the quiet cruelties of class and dissolved pride.
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    11 mins
  • The Innocents Chapter 8

    The Innocents Chapter 8
    Apr 29 2026
    In which two weather-beaten souls, grappling with dashed hopes and the silence of lost livelihood, find their spirits buoyed only by flickers of domestic comfort and the restless sea’s urgent call. The wild October storm reveals both the fragility of their retreat and the enduring ember of their resolve, as they contemplate a future borne on uneasy promises and tender companionship.
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    12 mins
  • The Innocents Chapter 6

    The Innocents Chapter 6
    Apr 28 2026
    In which the Applebys, struggling to keep their modest tea-room afloat amidst the indifference of summer visitors and the unwelcome criticisms of their daughter Lulu, entertain hopes of reviving their fortunes by attracting a distinguished society lady to their humble establishment. Father’s fanciful schemes and awkward advancements towards Mrs. Vance Carter’s grand estate offer a quietly comic and poignant glimpse into their earnest aspirations and the wistful endurance of small-town life.
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    19 mins
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