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ⓘ About Sinclair Lewis
He started reading books from a young age and kept up a diary. He had two older siblings Fred and Claude. Edwin J. Lewis, his dad, was a physician and stern disciplinarian who had a tough time relating to his nonathletic and sensitive third son. His mom, Emma Kermott Lewis, died in 1891, and his dad remarried to, Isabel Warner, whose company a young Lewis enjoyed apparently. Throughout his boyhood, the ungainly Lewis (extremely thin, tall, stricken with acne, and a bit pop-eyed) had trouble making any friends and pined after different local girls. He unsuccessfully ran away at home when he was 13, wanting to become a drummer boy in the Spanish American War. Late in 1902, he left home for one year at Oberlin Academy to qualify for acceptance at Yale University.
All Book Series by Sinclair Lewis
Selected Short Stories of Sinclair Lewis
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1935
I'm A Stranger Here Myself and Other Stories
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 1962
Short Story Masterpieces: 35 Classic American and British Stories from the First Half of the 20th Century
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1954
The Neglected Authors - American Men
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sinclair Lewis?
He started reading books from a young age and kept up a diary. He had two older siblings Fred and Claude. Edwin J. Lewis, his dad, was a physician and stern disciplinarian who had a tough time relating to his nonathletic and sensitive third son.
Which Sinclair Lewis series should I start with?
Sinclair Lewis's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Hike and the Aeroplane (1912).
How many books has Sinclair Lewis written?
Sinclair Lewis has 49 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1912 and 2024. They are filed under 6 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Short Stories/Novellas and Collections.
In what order should Sinclair Lewis's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 49 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Sinclair Lewis's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sinclair Lewis's 49 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (25 books); Short Stories/Novellas (10 books); Collections (7 books); Non-Fiction (3 books); Anthologies (3 books), plus 1 more.